Tatiana Mamonova facts for kids

Tatyana Mamonova was born on December 10, 1943. She is known for starting the modern Russian women's movement, which works for equal rights for women. Tatyana is also a writer, poet, journalist, artist, and editor. She gives public talks and makes videos too.

Early life

Tatyana Mamonova grew up in Leningrad (now called St. Petersburg) in the Soviet Union after World War II.

Career

In 1980, Tatyana Mamonova was asked to leave the Soviet Union. Her group, first called Woman and Russia, was a non-profit organization. It worked to support the rights of women from the Soviet Union. It also helped Russian-speaking women share their ideas and needs with people around the world.

She edited and published a secret magazine called Woman and Russia Almanac. This magazine is now known as Woman and Earth Almanac. It was an art and writing journal that featured the first collection of feminist writings from the Soviet Union. Before she left her home city of St. Petersburg, Russia, she was part of a group of artists who didn't follow official rules. She also worked as a writer and TV journalist.

In 1987, Tatyana joined the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press (WIFP). This is an American non-profit group that helps women communicate more. It also connects the public with media created by women.

She wrote a piece called "It's time we began with ourselves" for a book published in 1984. This book was an anthology (a collection of writings) called Sisterhood Is Global: The International Women's Movement Anthology. It was put together by Robin Morgan.

Since leaving her home country, Tatyana Mamonova has continued to edit and publish Woman and Earth Almanac. She also publishes two other magazines: Succes d'estime (since 2001) and Fotoalbum: Around the World (since 2004). She still leads her group, which is now called Woman and Earth Global Eco-Network. She has written four books in the United States.

Tatyana has been a researcher at Harvard University's Bunting Institute. She is also a member of PEN International, a worldwide group that supports writers. She represents Russia at the Sisterhood Is Global Institute.

Books and Publications

Tatyana Mamonova has written and edited many books and publications. Here are some of them:

• Woman and Russia Almanac (published in different languages), which later became Woman and Earth Almanac. This was a very important collection of writings.
• Das Radieschen (The Radish), a children's book she wrote in 1981.
• Women and Russia, Feminist Writings from the Soviet Union (1984).
• Russian Women's Studies: Essays on Sexism in Soviet Culture (1989, 1990, 1991). This book explored unfair treatment of women in Soviet culture.
• Women's Glasnost vs Naglost: Stopping Russian Backlash (1993), co-written with Chandra Niles Folsom.
• Succes d’estime (since 2001), one of her ongoing publications.
• Fotoalbum: Around the World (since 2004), another ongoing publication.

See also

In Spanish: Tatyana Mamonova para niños