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This is a list of women artists who were born in Ukraine or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Raya Dunayevskaya (1910–1987), Ukrainian-born Russian-American, historical writings on Marxism and feminism, author of Marxism and Freedom: From 1776 Until Today; Ariel Durant (1898–1981), Ukrainian-born Russian-American non-fiction writer, co-author of The Story of Civilization with her husband Will Durant
Natalia Vlaschenko, Ukrainian journalist, theatrologist, screenwriter, television presenter, playwright, producer, columnist, [11] publisher and contributing editor; Natan Ilyich Zabara (1908–1975), Ukrainian-Jewish writer in Yiddish; Nikolai Gogol, Ukrainian writer in Russian language, born in Velyki Sorochyntsi
Lyudmila Belova was born in Bila Tserkva, Kiev Governorate, in the Russian Empire (now in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine) on 12 July [O.S. 29 June] 1916, to Mikhail Belov, a locksmith from Petrograd, and his wife Elena Trofimovna Belova (1897–1972). [6]
also: People: By gender: Women: By nationality: Ukrainian This category exists only as a container for other categories of Ukrainian women . Articles on individual women should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
The first Black woman to serve in Congress in 1968, Chisholm (nicknamed "Fighting Shirley") was also the first Black person and the first woman to run for U.S. president. In 1964, she became the ...
As of 2010, there are several women's rights groups active in Ukraine, [11] [12] [13] including Feminist Ofenzyva [14] and Ukrainian Woman's Union. [15] FEMEN, the most active women's rights group in Kyiv, was officially closed in 2013. The organization left Ukraine because the leadership feared "for their lives and freedom". [16] [17] [18]
It was at this time that her uncle, Mykhailo Drahomanov, encouraged her to study Ukrainian folk songs, folk stories, and history, as well to peruse the Bible for its inspired poetry and eternal themes. She also was influenced by the well-known composer Mykola Lysenko, as well as the famous Ukrainian dramatist and poet Mykhailo Starytsky. [9]: 12