White on White. Women in the Public Life of Ukraine, 1884-1939. Marta Bohachevska-Khomiak

“White for White. Women in Public Life of Ukraine, 1884–1939” is the first in-depth study of the role of Ukrainian women in society, conducted over 30 years ago by historian and researcher of women’s history Marta Bohachevska-Khomiak.

The book highlights the activities of women’s organizations and associations that operated under conditions of political and social pressure, and shows how their participants were able to become influential figures in public life. Their ideas and struggles marked an important stage on the path to the emancipation of women and the formation of Ukrainian national identity, revealing both their figures and the contribution that each of them made to the country.

The author explores the origins and development of the women’s movement, showing how Ukrainian women began to form their active participation in the social, cultural, and political processes of the country, which at that time was divided between two empires: the Austro-Hungarian and the Russian.

The book first appeared in English, was published at the expense of the Union of Ukrainian Women of America; it was called “Feminists despite themselves. Women in Ukrainian Community Life, 1884–1939” (And yet, we are feminists) and was published in Canada in 1988. For this fundamental research, the author received awards - the Barbara Geld Prize from the Association of Slavic Women of the USA (1988) and the O. and T. Antonovychi's Foundation Prize (1989). The Ukrainian translation of the book “White by White: Women in the Public Life of Ukraine. 1884–1939” was published by the Lybid Publishing House in 1995.