Mariia Biletska, sometimes Maria Biletska (1864 – 30 December 1937) was a Ukrainian teacher. She ran a house in Lviv, where students could stay. She was a leader of the women's movement.
Mariia Biletska | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1864 |
| Died | 30 December 1937 (aged 72–73) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Known for | a leader of the Ukrainian women's movement |
Life
editBiletska was born in 1864 in Ternopil.
In 1899, she and Hermina Shukhevych ran the Institute of St. Olga. The institute provided a place for girls to live while they attended education in Lviv. About half of these girls came from peasant families.[1]
In 1912 she attended a meeting organised by Konstantyna Malytska for the "Women's Committee" in Lviv to prepare for war. Others at the meeting were Olena Zalizniak (1886-1969), Olena Stepaniv and Olha Basarab.[2] The money raised from the "National Combat Fund", they recommended, was used to fund the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen. Stepaniv would serve in that group as a rifleman.[2]
She became the Chair of the Ukrainian Women's Union in 1921 for a year.[3] The following year, she left the St Olga Institute. From 1925 to 1926 she was caring for people with disabilities.[3]
References
edit- ^ Bohachevsky-Chomiak, Martha; Bochachevsky-Chomiak, Martha; al-Taharrur (Jerusalem), al-Sabil, al-Markaz al-Maskuni li-Lahut; Studies, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian (1988-10-12). Feminists Despite Themselves: Women in Ukrainian Community Life, 1884-1939. University of Alberta Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-920862-57-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Wolynetz, Lubow (2015). "The Role of Dedicated Ukrainian Women in World War I" (PDF). Ukrainian Museum Library of Stamford. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Білецька Марія Іларіонівна — Енциклопедія Сучасної України". esu.com.ua. Retrieved 2022-03-07.