Mary Fedak
Mary Fedak
interviewed by Jeanette E. Tuve
October 23, 1986
as part of the
Ethnic Women of Cleveland
Oral History Project Series
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Mary Fedak represents the Ukrainian communities of Cleveland. Her family was active in many Ukrainian organizations including the Ukrainian Women's League where her mother served on the Cultural Gardens Committee. The Committee worked tirelessly to fund the acquisition of an impressive bronze statue of Ukrainian poet Lesya Ukrainka for the Ukrainian Garden of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens.
For Further Study:
- View additional images from Cleveland Memory
- "Ukrainians" from Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
- The Ukrainian Cultural Garden - A chapter from Their Paths are Peace by Clara Lederer, an e-book in the CMP collection.
This is one of a series of interviews conducted by Jeanette E. Tuve in 1986 as part of the Ethnic Women of Cleveland Oral History Project at the Cleveland State University. Originally sponsored by the CSU Women's Comprehensive Program and the History Department, and funded by the George Gund Foundation, Cleveland Memory has now digitized these fascinating interview transcripts and recordings to allow you to read the transcripts online while listening to streaming audio recordings of the interviews.