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Volunteers of the Lithuanian Army heading to the war in Vilkaviškis, 1919 Enlistment in the Lithuanian Army, Panemunė, Kaunas, Lithuania, 1919. The Lithuanian Wars of Independence, also known as the Freedom Struggles (Lithuanian: Laisvės kovos), refer to three wars Lithuania fought defending its independence at the end of World War I: with Bolshevik forces (December 1918 – August 1919 ...
Lithuania obtained international recognition and membership in the League of Nations, [e] passed a law for land reform, introduced a national currency (the litas), and adopted a final constitution in August 1922. Lithuania became a democratic state, with Seimas (parliament) elected by men and women for a three-year term. The Seimas elected the ...
The congress resolved to establish the Lithuanian Women's Union. However, disagreements between the liberals and the Catholics led to splintering of the women's movement and to the establishment of the Association of Lithuanian Catholic Women in January 1908. The Women's Union was officially established only in 1922.
German–Lithuanian relations remained tense until October 1918. The election also further damaged the reputation of the council, already portrayed as a German puppet, among the Entente powers and the Lithuanian diaspora. [25] Lithuanians in the west thought that Lithuania should place its hopes of independence with the Entente and not Germany.
All these events necessitated establishment of a Lithuanian women's organization. The Lithuanian Women's Association was established on 22–23 September 1905 in Vilnius. [2] The elected board included Felicija Bortkevičienė, Ona Pleirytė-Puidienė, and Stanislava Landsbergaitė (eldest daughter of Gabrielius Landsbergis-Žemkalnis).
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Joan of Arc saved France–Women of America, save your country–Buy War Savings Stamps at War savings stamps of the United States, by Coffin and Haskell (edited by Durova) Canadian victory bond poster in English at Military history of Canada during World War I , author unknown (edited by Durova )
During World War One, there was virtually no female presence in the Canadian armed forces, with the exception of the 3,141 nurses serving both overseas and on the home front. [51] Of these women, 328 had been decorated by King George V, and 46 gave their lives in the line of duty. [51]