Photo shows the writer of this column, Peggy Chunn, presenting the new Canadian
flag to Madame Nina Popova, chairman of the Soviet Women’s Committee, dur-
ing her recent trip to the Soviet Union.

Women’s news
and viewpoint

By PEGGY CHUNN

It is called the ‘Friendship
House,’’ and it is well named,
for the atmosphere is relaxed
and friendly. It is located in the
City of Moscow, USSR, It has
many counterparts in various

* cities in the Soviet Union.

We had a long discussion with
a number of members of the
USSR-Canada Friendship Society
—and among them was Nina Po-
pova, not only an extremely ac-
tive woman in this Society, but
also chairman of the Soviet Wo-
men’s Committee,

I was very interested in listen-
ing to some of her comments
regarding women’s participation
in the life of their country.

**Before the Revolution,’’ she
said, ‘*women had no rights, not
even a passport, The historical
problems of women were not
suddenly solved by the success’

. of the Revolution—we were pre=-
paring women for their role and

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society a long time prior to that
date.’’

She went on to point out that
35-40 per cent of trade union
membership in the Soviet Union
is comprised of women; over 70

-per cent of teachers and direc-

tors of schools there are women;
in the field of medicine, 86 per
cent are women, and on the Su-
preme Soviet there are 390 wo-
men members (27 per cent),

Madame Popova pointed out
that they do not have ‘‘A Woman
Question’’ as it presents itself
in capitalist countries, Not all
the problems which confront wo-
men are solved yet, but they are
making" every effort to have
women participate in every
phase of Soviet life.

Much of what she said will be
dealt with from time to time in
other columns ...I just wanted
to begin the Fall season on a

‘note of friendship, and this was

stressed very much by Soviet
people wherever we went, We
ended that particular visit by
presenting a Canadian flag to

“the Soviet Women’s Cttee, as a

token of our friendship andwarm
feelings toward them,

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