1On June 12, 2026, a one-day workshop took place in Lviv as part of a joint project of the Ukrainian Association for Research in Women’s History (UARWH) and the Center for Urban History to develop educational materials for teaching women’s and gender history of Ukraine. The event was held in a hybrid format, with some researchers presenting their work remotely via Zoom.
The goal of the project is to enrich the REeSOURCES educational platform () with primary sources (archival documents, personal reminiscences, and visual materials) on Ukrainian women’s and gender history, available to university educators in Ukraine and around the world free of charge.
About the REeSOURCES Platform
REeSOURCES is a repository of primary sources on the history of Central and Eastern Europe, accompanied by scholarly commentaries in Ukrainian and English. The platform aims to decentralize the teaching of Eastern European history, diversify the source base, and stimulate discussion around established metanarratives. The project is led by Ivanna Cherchovych, Candidate of Historical Sciences (PhD equivalent), member of UARWH.
Background
On February 25, 2026, an online meeting with REeSOURCES platform director Ivanna Cherchovych was held, open to all interested parties. The meeting provided a detailed overview of the platform’s structure and target audience, described material formats, formatting requirements, and publication guidelines. Attendees had the opportunity to ask clarifying questions to better understand how the platform operates and to make an informed decision about participating in the project.
Participants
Twenty researchers from various regions of Ukraine — Lviv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Kyiv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and Rivne — as well as from Germany and France joined the workshop. The participants are historians and philologists who specialize in women’s history and draw on their own original research for this project.
Organization and Coordination
The project was conceived by Oksana Kis, President of UARWH, who developed its concept and, as a VUIAS fellow (2025–2026), applied to VUIAS for financial support. The VUIAS grant covered all travel, accommodation, and meal expenses for workshop participants. The venue and technical support were provided by the Center for Urban History. The project co-coordinators are Oksana Kis on behalf of UARWH and Ivanna Cherchovych on behalf of the Center for Urban History.
Expected Outcomes
Each participant is developing ready-to-use teaching materials: one or more historical primary sources (textual or visual) accompanied by a scholarly commentary that contextualizes the historical document and proposes directions for analysis. The materials illuminate diverse women’s experiences or gendered aspects of various phenomena, events, or processes in Ukraine, with no restrictions on topic, geography, or chronology.
During the workshop, the researchers presented their primary sources and draft analytical notes for peer discussion. They now have six weeks to finalize their work — completed materials are due by August 1, 2026, for publication on the REeSOURCES platform.