University of Houston Digital Library: Socialist and Communist Pamphlets: Women in the Soviet Union

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Title	Women in the Soviet Union
Contributor (LCNAF)	Ni︠u︡rina, Fanni E.
Contributor (Local)	Alexander, G. G. L.
Publisher	Workers Library Publishers
Date	1929
Subject.Topical (LCSH)	Congresses and conventions
Subject.Geographic (TGN)	Soviet Union
Genre (AAT)	pamphlets illustrations (layout features)
Language	English
Type (DCMI)	Text Image
Original Item Extent	67 pages; 18 cm
Original Item Location	HQ1662.W6 1929
Original Item URL	http://library.uh.edu/record=b8304548~S11
Original Collection	Socialist and Communist Pamphlets
Digital Collection	Socialist and Communist Pamphlets
Digital Collection URL	http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/scpamp
Repository	Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
Repository URL	http://libraries.uh.edu/branches/special-collections
Use and Reproduction	In Copyright
File Name	index.cpd

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Format (IMT)	image/jpeg
File Name	uhlib_7025254_019.jpg
Transcript	8 WOMEN IN THE for the children themselves. These institutions were reinforced by communal eating houses and laundries, which liberated women from the manifold burdens of housework which had handicapped them, and prevented their participation in public work. In the difficult conditions following the world war and the serious economic ruin, all these changes could not proceed so quickly as was demanded by the masses, shaken by the October revolution. But in spite of all difficulties, large numbers of women workers and peasants were drawn into the work of building up socialism and shared in the administration and government of the State. The main task of the Union Congress of Soviet women delegates was to determine the extent to which the work had been accomplished, the extent to which women workers and peasants shared in practical Soviet work, the work which they did in the Soviets and to what degree they had improved in that work. In addition the Congress had to discuss the demands of women workers and peasants on the Soviets and, by so doing, draw up plans for facilitating Soviet work. The Government also expected practical advice from them on the chief aspects of government activity, particularly with reference to popular education, protection of health and participation of women in Soviet and other public work. One thousand and fifty-two persons were present at the congress, of whom 800 were empowered to vote. Of these 800, there were 403 peasant women engaged on their own farms, 226 women