Manuscript of the speech of the Greek resistance fighter Maria Beikou at the meeting of the Communist Women’s Organization (PDEG), during the Civil War, 2/1949

During the Greek Civil War (1946-1949), many women participated in the armed movement, joining the Democratic Army of Greece (DSE). The resistance fighter and artist Maria Ferla-Beikou (1925-2011) was a ranking officer of the guerrilla army. She also participated in the women’s organization of the Communist Party, the Panhellenic Democratic Organization of Women (PDEG). This is the manuscript of her speech at PDEG’s meeting, during the Civil War, 2/1949 (ASKI, Archive of Maria Beikou)