Ukrainian Women's Union

Between 1921 and 1930, their goal was to establish economic and cultural structures which could be used to improve the quality of life of all Ukrainians and bring their nationalist cause to the attention of international organizations and by 1930 the union had between 50,000 and 100,000 members.

[8] The UWU carried out activities like sponsoring art cooperatives which encouraged peasants to create goods, and then collected their handicrafts, exhibited and sold them, fostering a market for their products.

The four-day event was attended by around 10,000 delegates and the focus was on active participation of women and their importance in the community affairs of Ukrainian society.

[13][14] In 1935, the UWU founded a journal, Zhinka (Woman) which was edited by Shaparovych and which spoke on education, equality, economic opportunity and training, motherhood, and other women's issues.

[15] Though the UWU was criticized by Catholic intellectuals, liberals and radicals, the organization managed to maintain its autonomy and the support of peasant population until the outbreak of World War II.

[14] In 1989 the "Ukrainian Union" reformed and resumed activities in Lviv, and expanded to Kyiv 1991 as the All-Ukrainian Women's Public Education Organization.

[18] The organization's charter states that it is the "... heir to the democratic traditions of the SU, which has been in force in Ukraine since 1917, was eliminated as a result of the Bolshevik occupation in 1939 and resumed operations in 1991.