Socialist Women's Union of Korea
The Socialist Women's Union of Korea is a mass organization for women in North Korea. Founded in 1945 as the North Korea Democratic Women's League, it is the oldest and one of the most important mass organizations in the country. The Union has committees on every level of administrative divisions of North Korea, from ri (village) all the way up to provinces.
Pak Chong-ae, the first chairperson of the North Korean Central Committee of the Union speaks at a rally for the local elections in North Korea held 3rd Nov. 1946.
Pak Chong-ae, also known as Pak Den-ai, was a North Korean politician.
Pak Chong-ae
Pak (third from left) at the 1st Congress of the WPNK on 28 August 1946, two days before becoming a full member of its first Central Committee.
Pak Chong-ae speaks at a rally for the local elections in North Korea held on 3 November 1946.