Milena Rudnytska, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Milena Rudnytska

Ukrainian women's rights activist, politician and writer

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1892

Place of Birth: Zboriv, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 29-Mar-1976

Profession: writer, politician, journalist, feminist

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Milena Rudnytska (Ukrainian: ?????? ?????????: 15 July 1892 – 29 March 1976) was a Ukrainian educator, women's activist, politician and writer.
One of the most influential voices in the interwar period of the Galician women's movement leadership, she published articles in various periodicals.
As a member of the Polish Sejm between 1928 and 1935, she brought issues of suppression by government authorities to the world stage, including the Polish regime's efforts to repress the culture of minority Ukrainians and the Soviet regime's denial of starvation in Ukraine during the famine of 1932-1933.
With the Soviet and Nazi occupations of Ukraine, Rudnytska fled the country and remained an exile for the remainder of her days, publishing books and articles as she moved throughout Europe and the United States.