Title Self-identification of politically active ukrainian women in galicia in feminist and nationalist discourse from the second half of the xix century to 1939 /
Translation of Title Politiškai aktyvių ukrainiečių moterų savęs identifikavimas feministiniame ir nacionalistiniame diskurse Galicijoje nuo XIX a. antrosios pusės iki 1939 metų.
Authors Tkachuk, Anastasiia
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Keywords [eng] Galicia, feminism, nationalism, women, women’s movement, Nataliya Kobrynska, Milena Rudnytska
Abstract [eng] Self-identification of Politically Active Ukrainian Women in Galicia in Feminist and Nationalist Discourse from the Second Half of the XIX Century to 1939 The primary goal of this thesis was to define the arguments for compatibility of feminism in nationalism in the writings of the prominent members of the Ukrainian women's movement in Galicia Nataliya Kobrynska and Milena Rudnytska. The research focused on the conceptualization of feminism and nationalism in their writings that made the compatibility of the two ideas possible. The analyzed literature dedicated to the nationalist and feminist movement in Galicia between the second half of the nineteenth century till 1939 is represented in the books and scholarly articles of prominent Ukrainian historians and gender scholars. The primary focus of the research is the personal understanding of nationalism and feminism in the accounts of the leaders of the women's movement in Galicia. Therefore, the theoretical framework for the research is the history of ideas. Specifically, the German project Begriffsgeschichte is used for analysis of historical context and development of nationalism and feminism in Ukrainian Galician society from the second half of the nineteenth century to 1939. Q. Skinner’s method of close-reading of the primary sources is used to define the specific meaning of nationalism and feminism in the works of Nataliya Kobrynska and Milena Rudnytska. The works that have been analyzed are “Ruthenian Women in Nowadays Galicia” (1887), “About Women’s Movement in Modern Times” (1887), “Initial Goal of the Society of Ruthenian Women in Stanislav” (1887), the 1898 speech on the day of the Revival of Ruthenian-Ukrainian Literature by Nataliya Kobrynska and “The New Type of Woman” (1924), “The New Stage in Women’s Movement” (1925), “Ukrainian Reality and the Task of a Woman” (1934), “Misunderstanding Feminism” (1934), “Youth’s Attitude towards Women’s Movement” (1935) by Milena Rudnytska. The analysis has shown that the compatibility of nationalism and feminism in Kobrynska’s and Rudnyska’s writings is based on their specific understanding of these two ideas. Nataliya Kobrynska viewed nationalism and feminism as a sign of social progress. She considered the development of Ukrainian nationalist and feminist movements in Galicia as the attempt to fight social injustices that Ukrainian society faced in the region. Her explanation of such compatibility of nationalism and feminism derives from a close relation to the radicals among Ukrainian Galician intelligentsia with whom she shared socialist values. Milena Rudnytska viewed nationalism as the reason for feminism to exist. She accentuated that feminism is the idea of including women into the Ukrainian nationalist movement so they can contribute to Ukrainian society in a uniquely female way. Her accentuating the compatibility of the two ideas derives from the need to prove to the radicalized nationalist movement that feminism is not harmful or unnecessary for Ukrainian nationalism.
Dissertation Institution Vilniaus universitetas.
Type Master thesis
Language English
Publication date 2021