OSCE exhibition pays tribute to Georgian women of First Democratic Republic
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An exhibition at a headquarters of the largest regional security organisation in Europe is celebrating the history of Georgian women in the country’s First Democratic Republic a century ago.
In Warsaw, at an office of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, 50 female figures from the 19th century Georgia and particularly the 1918-1921 republic are being marked.
The display is hosted at the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights headquarters of the OSCE and was launched on Monday.
ODIHR hosts exhibition in Warsaw celebrating prominent #women of 19th and 20th-century #Georgiahttps://t.co/LOlKXLTl95pic.twitter.com/d1VoJOkexS
— OSCE/ODIHR (@osce_odihr) June 12, 2018
It highlights the women in the late 19th to early 20th centuries and featured in political, social and cultural events of the three-year democratic state, which promoted women’s participation in public life.
Georgian women obtained voting rights, were elected to the Founding Congress of the Democratic Republic of Georgia, studied at European universities and actively promoted social, political and civil rights for women”, said an introduction for the display.
Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir, ODIHR Director, paid tribute to the legacy of the historical figures in her comments about the opening.
It would be interesting to know what their expectations were as regards the status of women in our time”, she noted.
The exhibits were selected for the display from museums, private and state archives by the Heinrich Boell Foundation’s office in South Caucasus.
The Warsaw display is part of events marking the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of independence of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia.
The centennial has been celebrated with occasions in Georgia and abroad, with events set to run throughout the rest of the year.
If you are visiting Tbilisi this Saturday, you can choose from dozens of entertainment, educational and performance events to mark the 100th anniversary of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia.
An exhibition celebrating female members of Georgia’s first independent Constituent Assembly is being held on Wednesday in the central Georgian town Gori.
At the beginning of the 1900's when Georgia tried to escape from the grips of the Russian Empire and establish itself as an independent republic based on democratic principles and values, local women were actively engaged in this process.
One hundred years have passed since the creation of the Constituent Assembly of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia, which was the first parliament in the country. The legislative body passed laws in between 1919-1921, until the invasion of the Red Army.
A memorial plaque named after one of the first Georgian female MPs Kristine (Chito) Sharashidze (1887-1973) has been unveiled in her home village of Bakhvi, in the Guria region of Georgia.
The legacy of Karlo Chkheidze, one of the major historical figures of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia, has been honoured with a publication of a memorial album and an unveiling of a plaque in Tbilisi.