Melaniya Vytvytska
Melaniya Vytvytska | |
|---|---|
Меланія Витвицька | |
 | |
| First Lady of Ukraine | |
| In role 1954–1963 | |
| President | Stepan Vytvytskyi |
| Preceded by | Mariya Livytska |
| Succeeded by | Helga Livytska |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Melaniya Stelmah December 31, 1887 Drohobych, Ukraine |
| Died | September 28, 1963 (aged 75) New Jersey, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Ihor Vytvitskyi |
| Occupation | Former First Lady of Ukraine |
Melaniya Vytvytska (née: Stelmah; December 31, 1887 – September 9, 1963) was a Ukrainian public figure. The wife of the second President of the Ukrainian People's Republic in exile, Stepan Vytvytskyi, she was also an activist of the Ukrainian women's movement.
In 1910 she married Stepan Vytvytskyi. In 1912, they had a son, Ihor Vytvitskyi.[1]
From July 16, 1935, she was a member of the social assistance committee of the magistrate staff of the city of Drohobych.[2]
On October 11, 1936, she was elected a member of the secretary of the Ukrainian National Society for the Protection of Children and guardianship of young people.[3]
She worked in the Committee on Assistance to Political Prisoners, who were often sentenced by Polish courts for a long time, and in the Committee on Assistance to Military Persons with Disabilities.[4]
She died on September 28, 1963, after a long and serious illness.[5]
On October 2, 1963, she was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery in New Jersey.[6]
References
- ^ Степан Витвицький — Президент Української Народної Республіки в екзилі
- ^ МІЖВОЄННИЙ ДРОГОБИЧ: ДО ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКИ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ ОРГАНІВ ВЛАДИ ТА УПРАВЛІННЯ
- ^ Чава І.С. Українські громадські організації та товариства міжвоєнного Дрогобича
- ^ Газета Галицька Зоря м. Дрогобич. Северина Нижанківська
- ^ Svoboda-1963-187
- ^ Vilne Slovo Vilne Slovo, October 12, 1963
| UPR |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | ||