Melaniya Vytvytska

Wife of the first Ukrainian president
Melaniya Vytvytska
Меланія Витвицька
First Lady of Ukraine
In role
1954–1963
PresidentStepan Vytvytskyi
Preceded byMariya Livytska
Succeeded byHelga Livytska
Personal details
Born
Melaniya Stelmah

(1887-12-31)December 31, 1887
Drohobych, Ukraine
DiedSeptember 28, 1963(1963-09-28) (aged 75)
New Jersey, U.S.
Spouse
Stepan Vytvytskyi
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(m. 1910)​
ChildrenIhor Vytvitskyi
OccupationFormer 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

  1. ^ Степан Витвицький — Президент Української Народної Республіки в екзилі
  2. ^ МІЖВОЄННИЙ ДРОГОБИЧ: ДО ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКИ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ ОРГАНІВ ВЛАДИ ТА УПРАВЛІННЯ
  3. ^ Чава І.С. Українські громадські організації та товариства міжвоєнного Дрогобича
  4. ^ Газета Галицька Зоря м. Дрогобич. Северина Нижанківська
  5. ^ Svoboda-1963-187
  6. ^ Vilne Slovo Vilne Slovo, October 12, 1963
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Mariya Livytska
 First Lady of Ukraine
1954-1965 		Succeeded by
Helga Livytska