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Cuvântare ținută la Constanța de d-na Alexandrina Cantacuzino la Congresul GFR la Cluj 21 Ianuarie 1933
written by Alexandrina Cantacuzino, 1876-1944, in Cantacuzino Family Collection, of Romania. National Archives (folder 183, files 325-347) (Bucharest, Bucharest County) (1933) , 23 page(s)
Title: Speech Held by Mrs. Alexandrina Cantacuzino at the GFR Congress at Cluj on January 21, 1933. Description: Alexandrina Cantacuzino’s speech at a Romanian Women’s Association Congress at Cluj on January 21, 1933 in which corporatist ideas started to be used in supporting women’s higher participation in...
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written by Alexandrina Cantacuzino, 1876-1944, in Cantacuzino Family Collection, of Romania. National Archives (folder 183, files 325-347) (Bucharest, Bucharest County) (1933) , 23 page(s)
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Title: Speech Held by Mrs. Alexandrina Cantacuzino at the GFR Congress at Cluj on January 21, 1933. Description: Alexandrina Cantacuzino’s speech at a Romanian Women’s Association Congress at Cluj on January 21, 1933 in which corporatist ideas started to be used in supporting women’s higher participation in the public life. Canatcuzino’s orientation towards the doctrine of corporatism came in line with her constant preoccupation with the...
Title: Speech Held by Mrs. Alexandrina Cantacuzino at the GFR Congress at Cluj on January 21, 1933. Description: Alexandrina Cantacuzino’s speech at a Romanian Women’s Association Congress at Cluj on January 21, 1933 in which corporatist ideas started to be used in supporting women’s higher participation in the public life. Canatcuzino’s orientation towards the doctrine of corporatism came in line with her constant preoccupation with the idea of attainment of social solidarity through the spiritual reformation and education of individuals in the spirit of sacrifice and communitarian values. In Cantacuzino’s particular reading of the corporatist ideology, the corporatist organization of the state had the advantage of offering the intelligentsia more possibilities to become involved in the political decision-making through a higher representation in the Senate. The corporate state could also give educated strata (of women) the opportunity to become more involved with better and more efficiently organized social and educational activities for the masses. This was considered important not only for the advance of women’s rights but also for the achievement of a better society. Keywords: Alexandrina Cantacuzino, political rights, politics, Romanian Women’s Association, corporatism, reform
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Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
1933
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Speech/Address
Author / Creator
Alexandrina Cantacuzino, 1876-1944
Topic / Theme
Political and Human Rights, Social and Cultural Rights, Equal Rights for Women, Suffrage, Romanians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Cuvântare ținută la Constanța în ziua de 14 mai a.c.
written by Alexandrina Cantacuzino, 1876-1944, in Cantacuzino Family Collection, of Romania. National Archives (folder 183, files 112-131) (Bucharest, Bucharest County) (1933) , 20 page(s)
Title: Speech Held at Constanța on May 14 This Year. Description: Alexandrina Cantacuzino’s speech at a Romanian Women’s Association meeting held on May 14 [?1933] in which the leader of the organization exposed her ideas on a “new politics” of women that would be more efficient than other feminist strate...
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written by Alexandrina Cantacuzino, 1876-1944, in Cantacuzino Family Collection, of Romania. National Archives (folder 183, files 112-131) (Bucharest, Bucharest County) (1933) , 20 page(s)
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Title: Speech Held at Constanța on May 14 This Year. Description: Alexandrina Cantacuzino’s speech at a Romanian Women’s Association meeting held on May 14 [?1933] in which the leader of the organization exposed her ideas on a “new politics” of women that would be more efficient than other feminist strategies in the achievement of women’s emancipation. This “new politics” of women, characterized by a refusal to enter political part...
Title: Speech Held at Constanța on May 14 This Year. Description: Alexandrina Cantacuzino’s speech at a Romanian Women’s Association meeting held on May 14 [?1933] in which the leader of the organization exposed her ideas on a “new politics” of women that would be more efficient than other feminist strategies in the achievement of women’s emancipation. This “new politics” of women, characterized by a refusal to enter political parties’ structures, political non-partisanship, female solidarity and sacrifice for the public service, was to emerge in opposition to men’s politics, harshly criticized for going against the public interest and cultivating a destructive competition. The argumentation for women’s rights was based on ideas of women’s superior morality, altruism and dedication to the public good, strengthened by a rhetoric that promoted the image of a Romanian society caught in deep moral, economic, political and institutional crises. Keywords: Alexandrina Cantacuzino, political rights, politics, Romanian Women’s Association
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Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
1933
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Speech/Address
Author / Creator
Alexandrina Cantacuzino, 1876-1944
Topic / Theme
Social Reform and Political Activism, Political and Human Rights, Political Parties and Other Male Dominated Organizations, Equal Rights for Women, Suffrage, Romanians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Cuvântare ținută în Întrunirea Publică a Grupării Femeilor Române, 18 iunie 1932 în sala Lidertafel
written by Alexandrina Cantacuzino, 1876-1944, in Cantacuzino Family Collection, of Romania. National Archives (folder 343, files 1-35) (Bucharest, Bucharest County) (1932) , 35 page(s)
Title: Speech Held at the Public Meeting of the Romanian Women’s Association, June 18, 1932, at the Lidertafel Hall. Description: Speech delivered by Alexandrina Cantacuzino, leader of the Romanian Women’s Association, at the meeting of the organization held in Bucharest, at the Lidertafel Hall on June 18, 193...
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written by Alexandrina Cantacuzino, 1876-1944, in Cantacuzino Family Collection, of Romania. National Archives (folder 343, files 1-35) (Bucharest, Bucharest County) (1932) , 35 page(s)
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Title: Speech Held at the Public Meeting of the Romanian Women’s Association, June 18, 1932, at the Lidertafel Hall. Description: Speech delivered by Alexandrina Cantacuzino, leader of the Romanian Women’s Association, at the meeting of the organization held in Bucharest, at the Lidertafel Hall on June 18, 1932. In this speech, Canatcuzino claimed women’s political rights using a discourse in which the achievement of female suffrage was con...
Title: Speech Held at the Public Meeting of the Romanian Women’s Association, June 18, 1932, at the Lidertafel Hall. Description: Speech delivered by Alexandrina Cantacuzino, leader of the Romanian Women’s Association, at the meeting of the organization held in Bucharest, at the Lidertafel Hall on June 18, 1932. In this speech, Canatcuzino claimed women’s political rights using a discourse in which the achievement of female suffrage was connected to women’s character and functions in society and their contribution to the revival of the national spirit endangered by “politicianism”: “On these bases and acknowledging the gravity of the situation we demand political rights [emphasized in original], to serve as humble soldiers of the truth and justice this country, built and preserved in its ethnic and moral integrity by Romanian mothers. Therefore, granting women political rights [emphasized in original] is an imperious act of forestalling, not only because women are constantly demanding it, not because the justice imposes it, but because is a collective necessity for strengthening the country in all respects and for [working at] the welfare of the country.” The speech touches also on other topics such as demands for a decrease in public expenditure, the reorganization of state structures and support for agriculture to fight the economic and financial crisis. Keywords: Romanian Women’s Association, suffrage, politics
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Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
1932
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Speech/Address
Author / Creator
Alexandrina Cantacuzino, 1876-1944
Topic / Theme
Political and Human Rights, Suffrage, Social and Cultural Rights, Equal Rights for Women, Romanians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Cuvântarea d-nei Alexandrina Gr. Cantacuzino la adunarea generală a Consiliului Național al Femeilor Române, București, 13 Decembrie 1936
written by Alexandrina Cantacuzino, 1876-1944, in Cantacuzino Family Collection, of Romania. National Archives (folder 222, files 1-17) (Bucharest, Bucharest County) (1933) , 17 page(s)
Title: The Speech of Mrs. Alexandrina Gr. Cantacuzino at the General Meeting of the National Council of Romanian Women, Bucharest, December 13, 1936. Description: Speech of Alexandrina Cantacuzino, leader of the National Council of Romanian Women, at the 1936 general meeting of the organization. At that time, the...
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written by Alexandrina Cantacuzino, 1876-1944, in Cantacuzino Family Collection, of Romania. National Archives (folder 222, files 1-17) (Bucharest, Bucharest County) (1933) , 17 page(s)
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Title: The Speech of Mrs. Alexandrina Gr. Cantacuzino at the General Meeting of the National Council of Romanian Women, Bucharest, December 13, 1936. Description: Speech of Alexandrina Cantacuzino, leader of the National Council of Romanian Women, at the 1936 general meeting of the organization. At that time, the aim of the suffragist campaign was to obtain full political rights for women, after the achievement of local political rights for cert...
Title: The Speech of Mrs. Alexandrina Gr. Cantacuzino at the General Meeting of the National Council of Romanian Women, Bucharest, December 13, 1936. Description: Speech of Alexandrina Cantacuzino, leader of the National Council of Romanian Women, at the 1936 general meeting of the organization. At that time, the aim of the suffragist campaign was to obtain full political rights for women, after the achievement of local political rights for certain categories of women in 1929. But in this speech, Cantacuzino declared that she was informed “by an important politician” that women had no chances to obtain full political rights. They could be offered only the right to vote for the Parliament. The speech offers also details, among others, about Cantacuzino’s participation to the 1936 Dubrovnik Congress of the International Council of Women (ICW) and mentions her trip, as a member of ICW’s executive board, to Calcutta where she attended the Indian National Council of Women’s conference of the same year. Keywords: National Council of Romanian Women, Alexandrina Cantacuzino, suffrage, politics, internationalism, women’s rights, ICW
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Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
1933
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Speech/Address
Author / Creator
Alexandrina Cantacuzino, 1876-1944
Topic / Theme
Social Reform and Political Activism, Political and Human Rights, Political Parties and Other Male Dominated Organizations, Social and Cultural Rights, Equal Rights for Women, Suffrage, Romanians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Cuvântarea Doamnei Alexandrina Gr. Cantacuzino asupra subiectului 'Femeile și Noua Constituție românească,' Congresul Grupării Femeilo...
written by Alexandrina Cantacuzino, 1876-1944, in Cantacuzino Family Collection, of Romania. National Archives (folder 254, files 1-4) (Bucharest, Bucharest County) , 4 page(s)
Title: The Congress of the Romanian Women’s Association in Brasov, November 12.13.14, 1938. The Speech of Mrs. Alexandrina Gr. Cantacuzino on the Topic ‘Women and the New Romanian Constitution.’ Description: Speech held by Alexandrina Gr. Cantacuzino, leader of the Romanian Women’s Association in Brasov, N...
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written by Alexandrina Cantacuzino, 1876-1944, in Cantacuzino Family Collection, of Romania. National Archives (folder 254, files 1-4) (Bucharest, Bucharest County) , 4 page(s)
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Title: The Congress of the Romanian Women’s Association in Brasov, November 12.13.14, 1938. The Speech of Mrs. Alexandrina Gr. Cantacuzino on the Topic ‘Women and the New Romanian Constitution.’ Description: Speech held by Alexandrina Gr. Cantacuzino, leader of the Romanian Women’s Association in Brasov, November 12.13.14, 1938. At that time, certain categories of women obtained partial political rights, and the inclusion in the new const...
Title: The Congress of the Romanian Women’s Association in Brasov, November 12.13.14, 1938. The Speech of Mrs. Alexandrina Gr. Cantacuzino on the Topic ‘Women and the New Romanian Constitution.’ Description: Speech held by Alexandrina Gr. Cantacuzino, leader of the Romanian Women’s Association in Brasov, November 12.13.14, 1938. At that time, certain categories of women obtained partial political rights, and the inclusion in the new constitution of this restrictive and incomplete version of women’s political rights was received with great joy and celebrated with fast. In this speech, Cantacuzino’s argumentation was directed towards increasing women’s public role (she decries the elaboration of a social work law without the consultation of women’s organizations) and the recognition of women’s legitimacy to weight upon the transformation of political and state life from their positions as mothers. Also, in this speech Cantacuzino’s “internationalist” image is rather paradoxical if we take into the account the context in which the speech was delivered. In that period, the Romanian Women’s Association under Cantacuzino’s leadership became very adamant in promoting and demanding ethnic discriminatory measures using eugenic and economic arguments. In these conditions, it is difficult to understand how in this period Cantacuzino could play both the roles of “internationalist” seeking connections with minority women and fervent “nationalist” committed to exclusionary politics at the same time. This unless one does not take into account the fact that for Cantacuzino this “internationalism” was first of all another way of bringing a contribution to the building of the Romanian nation-state. Keywords: Alexandrina Cantacuzino, political rights, Romanian Women’s Association, minority rights, social work
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Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Speech/Address
Author / Creator
Alexandrina Cantacuzino, 1876-1944
Topic / Theme
Social Reform and Political Activism, Political and Human Rights, Political Parties and Other Male Dominated Organizations, Suffrage, Social and Cultural Rights, Equal Rights for Women, Romanians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Cuvînt de pregătire femeilor române în legătură cu noua lege pentru unificare administrativă, Septembrie 1925
written by Elena Meissner, 1867-1940, in Constantin and Elena Meissner Family Collection, of Romania. National Archives (folder XI22 vol. 1, files 14-18) (Bucharest, Bucharest County) (1925) , 5 page(s)
Title: Words for Introducing the New Law for Administrative Centralization to Romanian Women. Description: Manuscript of a speech delivered by Elena Meissner, important Romanian feminist, leader of the Association for the Civil and Political Emancipation of Romanian Women, at a meeting of the organization held pro...
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written by Elena Meissner, 1867-1940, in Constantin and Elena Meissner Family Collection, of Romania. National Archives (folder XI22 vol. 1, files 14-18) (Bucharest, Bucharest County) (1925) , 5 page(s)
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Title: Words for Introducing the New Law for Administrative Centralization to Romanian Women. Description: Manuscript of a speech delivered by Elena Meissner, important Romanian feminist, leader of the Association for the Civil and Political Emancipation of Romanian Women, at a meeting of the organization held probably in the city of Timișoara in September 1925. The speech contains information on the legislative context in which, also due to fem...
Title: Words for Introducing the New Law for Administrative Centralization to Romanian Women. Description: Manuscript of a speech delivered by Elena Meissner, important Romanian feminist, leader of the Association for the Civil and Political Emancipation of Romanian Women, at a meeting of the organization held probably in the city of Timișoara in September 1925. The speech contains information on the legislative context in which, also due to feminist efforts, women were granted partial political rights at the local level through an administrative law in 1925. Thus, according to art. 10 of the new administrative law from June 1925, the municipal councils of the towns which were district centers had to compulsory include women councilors, while the other municipal councils had the option to do so. The leader urges women’s organizations to prepare women for the new roles and inform them on the legislative aspects of this change. Keywords: Elena Meissner, feminism, politics, political rights, local, Association for the Civil and Political Emancipation of Romanian Women
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Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Speech/Address
Author / Creator
Elena Meissner, 1867-1940
Topic / Theme
Political and Human Rights, Suffrage, Equal Rights for Women, Romanians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Dare de seamă asupra activității asociației 1932-1934
in Constantin and Elena Meissner Family Collection, of Romania. National Archives (folder XI35, files 39-40) (Bucharest, Bucharest County) (1934) , 4 page(s)
Title: Report on the Activity of the Organization for the Period between 1932 and 1934. Description: Manuscript of report of the activity of the Association for the Civil and Political Emancipation of Romanian Women (AECPFR) presented at the AECPFR Congress in Bucharest, May 12, 1934. The report concentrates on th...
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in Constantin and Elena Meissner Family Collection, of Romania. National Archives (folder XI35, files 39-40) (Bucharest, Bucharest County) (1934) , 4 page(s)
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Title: Report on the Activity of the Organization for the Period between 1932 and 1934. Description: Manuscript of report of the activity of the Association for the Civil and Political Emancipation of Romanian Women (AECPFR) presented at the AECPFR Congress in Bucharest, May 12, 1934. The report concentrates on the activity of the organization towards opening professions to women and ensuring working rights for women. Keywords: Feminism, politics...
Title: Report on the Activity of the Organization for the Period between 1932 and 1934. Description: Manuscript of report of the activity of the Association for the Civil and Political Emancipation of Romanian Women (AECPFR) presented at the AECPFR Congress in Bucharest, May 12, 1934. The report concentrates on the activity of the organization towards opening professions to women and ensuring working rights for women. Keywords: Feminism, politics, women’s emancipation, work rights, Association for the Civil and Political Emancipation of Romanian Women
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Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
1934
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
Work and Class Identity, Political and Human Rights, Rights to Work, Equal Rights for Women, Social and Cultural Rights, Romanians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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De ce n-am candidat?
written by Elena Meissner, 1867-1940, in Constantin and Elena Meissner Family Collection, of Romania. National Archives (folder XI59, files 1-4) (Bucharest, Bucharest County) (1930) , 4 page(s)
Title: Why I Didn’t Candidate? Description: Manuscript of a draft of an article written by Elena Meissner in 1930, containing the official explanation of her refuse to candidate for the local elections of 1929 when a category of women could, for the first time, exercise local political rights. Meissner argued...
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written by Elena Meissner, 1867-1940, in Constantin and Elena Meissner Family Collection, of Romania. National Archives (folder XI59, files 1-4) (Bucharest, Bucharest County) (1930) , 4 page(s)
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Title: Why I Didn’t Candidate? Description: Manuscript of a draft of an article written by Elena Meissner in 1930, containing the official explanation of her refuse to candidate for the local elections of 1929 when a category of women could, for the first time, exercise local political rights. Meissner argued that the political rights should not be seen as a scope but as a means towards the accomplishment of women’s emancipation and that wo...
Title: Why I Didn’t Candidate? Description: Manuscript of a draft of an article written by Elena Meissner in 1930, containing the official explanation of her refuse to candidate for the local elections of 1929 when a category of women could, for the first time, exercise local political rights. Meissner argued that the political rights should not be seen as a scope but as a means towards the accomplishment of women’s emancipation and that women should further fight for the achievement of full political rights. She showed her doubts towards the type of political education that women could acquire through enrolment in the political parties and argued that only the feminist associations, which were not supporting party politics, could give a comprehensive and non-partisan training for women in political issues, and, could offer a better view of the diversity of political problems existing in Romania at the time. Keywords: Feminism, politics, political rights, elections, political party, Association for the Civil and Political Emancipation of Romanian Women
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Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
1930
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
News story
Author / Creator
Elena Meissner, 1867-1940
Person Discussed
Elena Meissner, 1867-1940
Topic / Theme
Social Reform and Political Activism, Political and Human Rights, Political Parties and Other Male Dominated Organizations, Social and Cultural Rights, Equal Rights for Women, Suffrage, Romanians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Discours pronounce par Madame la Princesse Alexandrine Cantacuzène à la XV-e Assemblée des Associations pour la Société des Nations, à...
in Cantacuzino Family Collection, of Romania. National Archives (folder 102, files 1-3) (Bucharest, Bucharest County) (1931) , 3 page(s)
Title: Speech held by Princess Alexandrina Cantacuzino at the XV-th Meeting of the Associations of the League of Nations in Budapest. May 1931. Description: Speech, in French, held in May 1931 by Alexandrina Cantacuzino at the XV-th Meeting of the Associations of the League of Nations in Budapest as representative...
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in Cantacuzino Family Collection, of Romania. National Archives (folder 102, files 1-3) (Bucharest, Bucharest County) (1931) , 3 page(s)
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Title: Speech held by Princess Alexandrina Cantacuzino at the XV-th Meeting of the Associations of the League of Nations in Budapest. May 1931. Description: Speech, in French, held in May 1931 by Alexandrina Cantacuzino at the XV-th Meeting of the Associations of the League of Nations in Budapest as representative of ICW. She presents an agenda of peace-related issues that international women’s movement, in particular ICW, supported at the Leag...
Title: Speech held by Princess Alexandrina Cantacuzino at the XV-th Meeting of the Associations of the League of Nations in Budapest. May 1931. Description: Speech, in French, held in May 1931 by Alexandrina Cantacuzino at the XV-th Meeting of the Associations of the League of Nations in Budapest as representative of ICW. She presents an agenda of peace-related issues that international women’s movement, in particular ICW, supported at the League of Nations. Keywords: Internationalism, League of Nations, women’s activism, ICW, Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
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Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
1931
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Speech/Address
Topic / Theme
Political and Human Rights, Social and Cultural Rights, Equal Rights for Women, Suffrage, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Discours tenu par la Princesse Alexandrine Cantacuzène au banquet donné à Genève par le Conseil International des Femmes en l’honneur...
written by Alexandrina Cantacuzino, 1876-1944, in Cantacuzino Family Collection, of Romania. National Archives (folder 102, files 46-47) (Bucharest, Bucharest County) (1925) , 2 page(s)
Title: Speech given by Princess Alexandrina Canatcuzino at the banquet that the International Council of Women organized in Geneva for the women delegates and experts at the League of Nations. Description: Speech, in French, held by Alexandrina Cantacuzino at the banquet that the International Council of Women org...
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written by Alexandrina Cantacuzino, 1876-1944, in Cantacuzino Family Collection, of Romania. National Archives (folder 102, files 46-47) (Bucharest, Bucharest County) (1925) , 2 page(s)
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Title: Speech given by Princess Alexandrina Canatcuzino at the banquet that the International Council of Women organized in Geneva for the women delegates and experts at the League of Nations. Description: Speech, in French, held by Alexandrina Cantacuzino at the banquet that the International Council of Women organized in Geneva for the women delegates and experts at the League of Nations, in the period 1925 - 1930. The speech proves the support...
Title: Speech given by Princess Alexandrina Canatcuzino at the banquet that the International Council of Women organized in Geneva for the women delegates and experts at the League of Nations. Description: Speech, in French, held by Alexandrina Cantacuzino at the banquet that the International Council of Women organized in Geneva for the women delegates and experts at the League of Nations, in the period 1925 - 1930. The speech proves the support provided by Romanian representatives of the Romanian women’s movement, especially Alexandrina Cantacuzino, to the pacifist programs of ICW and IAW and their involvement with activities supporting the principles and program of pacification of the world promoted by the League of Nations. It does also give an account of the maternalist approach to the legitimacy of women’s involvement with public international affairs, approach that also legitimized women’s rights to full political suffrage and equal rights. Keywords: Internationalism, League of Nations, pacifism, women’s activism, ICW, maternalism
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Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Speech/Address
Author / Creator
Alexandrina Cantacuzino, 1876-1944
Topic / Theme
Political and Human Rights, Social and Cultural Rights, Equal Rights for Women, Suffrage, Romanians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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