,V4,I4 ,L59 & ! ,FIR/ ,CONGRESS ( ,WOM5 ,WORK]S 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX&RA ,KOLLONTAI 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 ,VLADIMIR ,ILYI* ,L594 ,REM9ISC5CES4 #a#i-#a#i#b#b1 ,MOSC[1 #a#i#f#c1 PP4 #b#b#a-#b#b#c4 

,VLADIMIR ,ILYI* WAS ! ONE :O 9ITIAT$ ! 9VOLVEM5T ( BROAD MASSES ( WOM5 FROM ! CITIES & VILLAGES 9 ! BUILD+ ( A SOCIALI/ /ATE4 

,! ,SOVIET ,UNION OCCUPIES A UNIQUE POSITION 9 ! WORLD 9 ?IS RESPECT4 ,NO COMP>ABLE PH5OM5ON CAN BE F\ND 9 ANY O!R /ATE4 

,9 EV]Y C\NTRY ( ! WORLD WOM5 WAG$ & >E WAG+ !IR [N /RUGGLE = !IR RI<TS1 & FACE P[]FUL RESI/ANCE & CURT REJECTION ON ! P>T ( !IR [N B\RGEOIS GOV]NM5TS4 ,9 MANY C\NTRIES WOM5 F\<T H]OICALLY = !IR RI<TS1 BUT !Y W]E NONE!LESS UNABLE TO A*IEVE ANY:]E ELSE ?OSE RI<TS 5JOY$ BY EV]Y WOMAN 9 EV]Y ,SOVIET REPUBLIC4 

,! UNIQU5ESS ( ! ,SOVIET ,UNION LIES 9 ! FACT ?AT IT IS NOT ! WOM5 !MSELVES :O DEM& FROM ! GOV]NM5T ! RI<T TO WORK1 TO $UCATION1 & TO ! PROTECTION ( MO!RHOOD1 BUT ! GOV]NM5T :I* ITSELF DRAWS ! WOM5 9TO EV]Y SPH]E ( LABOR1 9CLUD+ ?OSE TO :I* !Y HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO ACCESS 9 ! MAJORITY ( B\RGEOIS C\NTRIES1 & SIMULTANE\SLY PROTECTS ! 9T]E/S ( WOM5 AS MO!RS4 ,ALL ( ?IS IS WRITT5 9TO ! ,SOVIET ,CON/ITUTION1 & IT IS )\T P>ALLEL ANY:]E 9 ! WORLD4 

444,! FIR/ CONGRESS ( WOM5 WORK]S BEGAN ! GREAT WORK CONDUCT$ BY ! P>TY AMONG ! MILLIONS ( WOM5 ( ! ,U,S,S,R4 ,VLADIMIR ,ILYI* WAS PRES5T AT ?IS CONGRESS444 

,FROM ! V]Y FIR/ DAYS ( ! ,OCTOB] ,REVOLUTION1 ,SOVIET P[] ACCORD$ WOM5 FULL RI<TS2 H[EV]1 NOT ALL WOM5 W]E AS YET ABLE TO AVAIL !MSELVES ( !M4 ,AMONG ! WOM5 !RE W]E ?OSE :O1 AS A RESULT ( !IR LACK ( CLASS CONSCI\SNESS1 W]E DECEIV$ BY ! OPPON5TS ( ,SOVIET P[]4 

,VLADIMIR ,ILYI* 7ONCE7 SAID 7& ,I CLE>LY REMEMB] HIS WORDS73 

',IF EV5 ! MO/ RESOLUTE & C\RAGE\S FI<T] ON ! CIVIL W> FRONT RETURNS HOME & HAS TO LI/5 DAY AFT] DAY TO ! 
GRUMBLES & COMPLA9TS ( HIS WIFE & FACE 9 H]1 AS A RESULT ( H] LACK ( POLITICAL CONSCI\SNESS1 AN OPPON5T TO ! CONT9U+ /RUGGLE = ,SOVIET P[]1 ! WILL ( EV5 A VALIANT W>RIOR H>D5$ 9 BATTLE MAY WEAK51 & HE :O DID NOT SURR5D] TO C\NT]-REVOLUTION MAY SURR5D] TO HIS WIFE & COME UND] H] H>MFUL 9FLU5CE4 

',!RE=E1' SAID ,VLADIMIR ,ILYI*1'WE MU/ MOLD ! FEMALE WORK+ MASSES 9TO A SOLID BULW>K ( ,SOVIET P[] AGA9/ C\NT]-REVOLUTION4 ,EA* WOMAN MU/ UND]/& ?AT1 9 FI<T+ = ,SOVIET P[]1 %E IS FI<T+ = H] [N RI<TS & = ?OSE ( H] *ILDR54 

,9 ! AUTUMN ( #a#i#a#h1 ! P>TY S5T A GR\P ( ACTIVE ,BOL%EVIKS TO V>I\S P>TS ( ! C\NTRY 9 ORD] TO CONDUCT WORK AMONG ! WOM54 ,I WAS S5T BY ,SV]DLOV TO ,OREKHOVO-,ZUYEVO1 ,K9E%MA1 ,IVANOVO & O!R PLACES4 I REMEMB] H[ ONE WOMAN TEXTILE WORK] CALL$ ,ANU*K9A 9VIT$ ME HOME4 ,%E (F]$ ME A CUP ( TEA2 !RE WAS NO BREAD1 NO SUG>1 BUT A GREAT DEAL ( 5?USIASM4 ,DUR+ \R CONV]SATION1 COMRADE ,ANU*K9A EXPRESS$ ! OP9ION ?AT IT WAS N[ TIME TO CONV5E A CONGRESS ( WORK+ & PEASANT WOM54 ,I LIK$ ! IDEA1 & PUT IT BE=E ! P>TY ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE :5 ,I RETURN$ TO ,MOSC[4 

,VLADIMIR ,ILYI* FULLY APPROV$ ( ?IS IDEA & GAVE IT HIS SUPPORT4 

',( C\RSE1' HE SAID1 '!RE %\LD BE NO SEP>ATE WOM5'S ORGANIZATIONS1 BUT ! APPROPRIATE APP>ATUS %\LD BE SET UP )9 ! P>TY :I* W\LD ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY = RAIS+ ! LEVEL ( CONSCI\SNESS AMONG ! FEMALE POPULATION1 & :I* W\LD TEA* WOM5 H[ TO USE !IR RI<TS 9 ORD] TO BUILD ! ,SOVIET /ATE1 ?AT IS1 9 ORD] TO BUILD A BETT] FUTURE4 ,WOM5 MU/ BE DRAWN 9TO LOCAL ,SOVIETS 9 BO? ! T[NS & ! VILLAGES1 !Y MU/ BE GIV5 PRACTICAL TASKS & KN[L$GE4 ,P>TICUL> ATT5TION MU/ ALSO BE GIV5 TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( ?OSE 9/ITUTIONS :I* LI<T5 ! BURD5 ( MO!RHOOD = WOM5 ACTIVELY 5GAG$ 9 WORK+ = ! /ATE 9 ! ,SOVIETS & FACTORIES4 

,!SE IDEAS & TASKS SET =? BY ,VLADIMIR ,ILYI* =M$ ! BASIS ( ! WORK DONE AT ! FIR/ CONGRESS ( WOM5 WORK]S1 HELD ON #a#f-#b#a ,NOVEMB]1 #a#i#a#h4 

,! LEAD GR\P ( WOM5 ,BOL%EVIKS1 :I* 9CLUD$ ,NADEZHDA ,KON/ANT9OVNA ,KRUPSKAYA1 ,9ESSA ,>M&1 MYSELF & SOME O!RS - ALTOGE!R ! GR\P HAD #b7R#b#e MEMB]S-DREW UP REPORTS & RESOLUTIONS ON V>I\S ISSUES4 

,I WAS GIV5 ! JOB ( PREP>+ A REPORT & RESOLUTION ON ME?ODS ( WORK AMONG WOM5 & ON ! ORGANIZATION ( ! APPROPRIATE APP>ATUS )9 ! P>TY1 ?AT IS1 ! CREATION ( WOM5'S SECTIONS4 ,?IS RESOLUTION WAS APPROV$ AT \R CONGRESS1 & =M$ ! BASIS ( A DECADE ( WORK BY !SE WOM5'S SECTIONS 9 ! P>TY4 ,IT WAS ALSO ADOPT$ AT ! ,SECOND ,9T]NATIONAL ,CONF]5CE ( ,WOM5 ,COMMUNI/S 9 #aiba #e AS A GUIDEL9E = ALL ! P>TIES ?AT >E MEMB]S ( ! ,COM9T]N4 

,AT ! TIME ! CONGRESS WAS CONV5$1 NOT EV]YONE APPRECIAT$ ITS IMPORTANCE & SIGNIFICANCE4 ,I REMEMB] ?AT !RE WAS OPPOSITION FROM ,RYKOV1 ,Z9OVIEV & O!RS4 ,H[EV]1 ,VLADIMIR ,ILYI* DECL>$ ?AT ! CONGRESS WAS NECESS>Y4 ,HE ALWAYS 9QUIR$ H[ WE W]E PROGRESS+ & :E!R WOM5 W]E RESPOND+ TO \R CALL4 

,! PREP>ATORY WORK = \R FIR/ CONGRESS WAS NOT EASY4 ,! PO/AL S]VICE WAS OP]AT+ BADLY & WE RECEIV$ NO REPLY FROM P>TY COMMITTEES TO \R APPEAL TO S5D WOM5 DELEGATES4 ,ON ! BASIS ( R\< CALCULATIONS1 WE E/IMAT$ ?AT AB\T #c W\LD COME4 ,9 FACT ! NUMB] WAS #a1#a#d#g4 ,BY ?AT TIME WE HAD BE5 GIV5 PREMISES 9 ! #cRD ,H\SE ( ,SOVIETS 7,SADOVO-,K>ETNAYA ,/4 9 ,MOSC[74 ,H[EV]1 WE HAD LAID ON FOOD = ONLY ?REE-FIVE HUNDR$ PEOPLE4 ,?AT NI<T ,I RECEIV$ TELEPHONE CALLS FROM ,POD*UF>OVA & ,B>ANOVA1 :O TOLD ME3',! DELEGATES HAVE >RIV$1 BUT DISCONT5T IS GR[+-!RE IS NO BREAD1 NO SUG>1 NO TEA4' 

,!RE IS A REPORT ON ! CONGRESS 9 ! MAGAZ9E ,KOMMUNI/KA1 ,NO4 #a#a1 #aibc 7',H[ ,WE ,CONV5$ ! ,FIR/ ,ALL-,RUSSIA ,CONGRESS ( ,WORK+ & ,PEASANT ,WOM5'74 

,VLADIMIR ,ILYI* FOLL[$ EV5TS & ,NADEZHDA ,KON/ANT9OVNA1 :O WAS A MEMB] ( ! PRESIDIUM1 GAVE HIM AN ACC\NT ( ITS WORK EA* DAY4 ,%E TOLD ,L59 ?AT ! DELEGATES 9CLUD$ A NUMB] ( POOR PEASANT WOM5 9 %EEPSK9 JACKETS :O SPOKE AGA9/ ! KULAKS1 & ?AT !RE W]E MANY GOOD SPEAK]S4 ,VLADIMIR ,ILYI* TOLD H] HE W\LD GO & SEE !M4 

,VLADIMIR ,ILYI* >RIV$ UNEXPECT$LY DUR+ A SPEE* GIV5 BY COMRADE ,SOBOLEVA4 ,WE WANT$ TO 9T]RUPT H]1 BUT ,VLADIMIR ,ILYI* 9SI/$ ?AT %E F9I% H] SPEE*4 ,H[EV]1 EV]YONE HAD1 ( C\RSE1 /OPP$ LI/5+ TO H]4 

,ON #ai ,NOVEMB]1 ,VLADIMIR ,ILYI* MADE HIS HI/ORIC SPEE* ?AT BECAME ! BASIS ( \R WORK4 ,! CONGRESS ADOPT$ PROPOSALS ON ME?ODS ( WORK1 ON ! PROTECTION ( MO!RS & Y\NG *ILDR51 & MANY O!RS4 

,VLADIMIR ,ILYI* BELIEV$ ?AT WOM5 %\LD BE GIV5 ! POSSIBILITY ( WORK+ 9 ! /ATE APP>ATUS :ILE SIMULTANE\SLY BE+ ABLE TO BE MO!RS4 ,WOM5 >E A VALUABLE CREATIVE =CE1 BUT !Y ALSO HAVE ! RI<T & DUTY TO BE MO!RS4 ,MO!RHOOD IS A MAJOR SOCIAL OBLIGATION4 
,\R ,SOVIET /ATE IS IMPLEM5T+ TO ! FULL !SE BASIC PROPOSITIONS PUT =W>D BY ,VLADIMIR ,ILYI*4 

,NOT ONLY ! WOM5 ( ! ,SOVIET ,UNION1 BUT WOM5 ?R\<\T ! WORLD %\LD KN[ ?AT ,VLADIMIR ,ILYI* LAID ! F\NDATIONS ( FEMALE EMANCIPATION4 ,TO ATTA9 LEGAL RI<TS IS 9SUFFICI5T2 WOM5 MU/ BE EMANCIPAT$ 9 PRACTICE4 ,! EMANCIPATION ( WOM5 MEANS GIV+ !M ! OPPORTUNITY TO BR+ UP !IR *ILDR51 COMB9+ MO!RHOOD ) WORK = SOCIETY4 

,NO:]E 9 ! WORLD1 NO:]E 9 HI/ORY IS !RE SU* A ?9K] & /ATESMAN :O HAS DONE SO MU* = ! EMANCIPATION ( WOM5 AS ,VLADIMIR ,ILYI*4 

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