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| Edenton Ladies' Patriotic Guild | On October 25, 1774, fifty-one women from prominent families in Edenton, North Carolina, created the Edenton Ladies' Patriotic Guild. Comprising one of the earliest instances of organized political activity by women... On October 25, 1774, fifty-one women from prominent families in Edenton, North Carolina, created the Edenton Ladies' Patriotic Guild. Comprising one of the earliest instances of organized political activity by women in the American colonies, Guild members signed a boycott resolution, which they published with their names in a newspaper. Show more Show less | 1774 | 1 | 1 | |
| Egyptian Feminist Union | Veiled Egyptian women publicly protested British occupation in 1919, and four years later Hoda Sha'arawi organized the Egyptian Feminist Union (EFU) and affiliated with the International Woman Suffrage Alliance (IWS... Veiled Egyptian women publicly protested British occupation in 1919, and four years later Hoda Sha'arawi organized the Egyptian Feminist Union (EFU) and affiliated with the International Woman Suffrage Alliance (IWSA). The women of the Union focused on women's political rights as well as education, anti-prostitution, and opposition to marriage/divorce laws discriminating against women. In 1938, the EFU held the First Congress of Arab Women in Cairo, focusing on issues related to Palestine. The Second Congress in 1944 created the Pan-Arab Women's League. In 1966, the EFU changed its name to the Hoda Sha'arawi Association. Women and Social Movements International includes numerous documents related to the EFU's international activities, primarily articles from their monthly French-language journal, L'Egyptienne, reporting on the EFU's participation in international women's conferences in the 1920's and 30s. Show more Show less | 1923 | 2 | 7 | |
| Eight-Hour Day Movement | Long a goal of labor activists and the issue around which numerous workers’ organizations had formed, the demand for an eight-hour work day increased in the 1880s and 1890s. Both men and women labor activists embr... Long a goal of labor activists and the issue around which numerous workers’ organizations had formed, the demand for an eight-hour work day increased in the 1880s and 1890s. Both men and women labor activists embraced the demand for an eight-hour day in manufacturing industries where the hours of labor commonly exceeded twelve. The campaign for an eight hour day was fought in two ways: unions sought contracts with employers and unions and reformers demanded workplace legislation that would limit working hours. In the 1880s the Knights of Labor were prominent in the movement for an eight-hour day. Show more Show less | 1880 | 5 | ||
| Equal Rights Amendment Movement | After the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, Alice Paul and the National Woman’s Party conceived of a plan for a new amendment to promote equal rights for women more generally. Written in 1921, and first... After the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, Alice Paul and the National Woman’s Party conceived of a plan for a new amendment to promote equal rights for women more generally. Written in 1921, and first introduced into Congress in 1923, it finally passed the House and Senate in 1972. Professional women’s organizations predominated in the early movement as women’s labor interests opposed the ERA until the 1960s, viewing it as a threat to protective legislation for women. By the 1970s a broader coalition of women’s groups came to support the ERA in the changed economic and social climate. Show more Show less | 1920 | 1 | 23 | |
| Equal Rights International | Equal Rights International (ERI) was founded by British feminists to promote women's equal rights internationally. The women of ERI, based in Geneva, lobbied the League of Nations and the International Labour Organi... Equal Rights International (ERI) was founded by British feminists to promote women's equal rights internationally. The women of ERI, based in Geneva, lobbied the League of Nations and the International Labour Organization in support of the Equal Rights Treaty, the Montevideo Nationality Treaty, labor laws for both men and women, and equal status for women. The ERI merged with the World Woman's Party in 1941. Most material on the ERI in Women and Social Movements International speaks to the organization's relationship with the World Woman's Party (WWP) and Alice Paul. Show more Show less | 1930 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| Equality Now | Founded in 1992, Equality Now is a New York-based NGO focusing on the protection and promotion of women’s human rights internationally. The group documents and protests human rights violations, and it aims to rais... Founded in 1992, Equality Now is a New York-based NGO focusing on the protection and promotion of women’s human rights internationally. The group documents and protests human rights violations, and it aims to raise awareness of such injustices. Equality Now created the Women’s Action Network to coordinate the efforts of international actors, addressing issues of violence against women and of economic and political discrimination against women. WASMI includes annual reports on the work of Equality Now between 1993 and 2008. Show more Show less | 1992 | 13 | 2 | |
| European Women’s Lobby | The European Women's Lobby was established in 1990 with the support of the European Commission. It facilitates discussions between citizens and policy-makers, and its main objective is to defend women's rights and t... The European Women's Lobby was established in 1990 with the support of the European Commission. It facilitates discussions between citizens and policy-makers, and its main objective is to defend women's rights and the interests of women throughout Europe. The EWL has become a well-established civil society NGO, reaching more than 2,500 organizations in 30 European states. Six reports, illuminating the Lobby's work since 2005, constitute the holdings in Women and Social Movements International. Show more Show less | 1990 | 7 | 6 | |
| Female Moral Reform Movement | Moral reform was a campaign in the 1830s and '40s to abolish sexual licentiousness, prostitution, and the sexual double standard, and to promote sexual abstinence among the young as they entered the marriage market.... Moral reform was a campaign in the 1830s and '40s to abolish sexual licentiousness, prostitution, and the sexual double standard, and to promote sexual abstinence among the young as they entered the marriage market. By 1841, approximately 50,000 women had joined more than 600 local Female Moral Reform Societies (FMRS). Moral reform was the nation’s first explicitly female social movement, comprised of women and led by women. Show more Show less | 1835 | 4 | ||
| Feminism, 1960s- | Feminism, dedicated to greater equality between men and women, reemerged as a central feature of public life in the 1960s, partly inspired by the burgeoning social movements of that decade: the New Left, the civil... Feminism, dedicated to greater equality between men and women, reemerged as a central feature of public life in the 1960s, partly inspired by the burgeoning social movements of that decade: the New Left, the civil rights movement, opposition to the war in Vietnam, and gay rights. Feminist organizations were numerous and diverse, often competing with one another, and promoted a multitude of social and political issues, including the enforcement of Title VII in the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which prohibited sex discrimination in employment; access to birth control and abortion; the elimination of pornography and domestic violence, the rights of women of color and lesbian rights. Though challenged by the rise of conservatism in the 1970s, feminist values and ideas changed American life in the last third of the twentieth century and the movement continues as a vital force in the twenty-first century. Show more Show less | 1960 | 4 | 11 | |
| Feminist Association, Hungary | 23 | 40 | 32 | ||
| Foreign Missionary Movement | Women's missionary enterprise was one of the earliest and largest social reform movements in the United States. The movement attracted evangelical women spurred by religious faith to promote Christianity at home and... Women's missionary enterprise was one of the earliest and largest social reform movements in the United States. The movement attracted evangelical women spurred by religious faith to promote Christianity at home and abroad. American laywomen were active participants in Protestant and Catholic missionary efforts in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Women's participation began in domestic fundraising for male-dominated foreign missions, but by the second half of the nineteenth century, laywomen began to organize separate women's boards and to set their own agendas for mission activity. By 1911 some two million women were members in groups that were part of the women's missionary movement. Typically sent abroad as teachers or ministers' wives, women carved out for themselves increasingly important roles in foreign missions. According to the scholar Jane Hunter, at the peak of mission activity women comprised two-thirds of all missionaries working abroad. Show more Show less | 1830 | 2 | ||
| Freedmen's Aid Movement | After the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, anti-slavery reformers went to the South to educate former slaves and supervise their work as free laborers. Women reformers often clashed with male government officials... After the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, anti-slavery reformers went to the South to educate former slaves and supervise their work as free laborers. Women reformers often clashed with male government officials of the Freedmen’s Burueau who administered federal government programs for freedpeople. Show more Show less | 1861 | 4 | ||
| General Federation of Iraqi Women | The General Federation of Iraqi Women was founded in 1969 as the women’s organization of the ruling Ba’ath Party. Funded entirely by the state, the federation played a major role in implementing state gender pol... The General Federation of Iraqi Women was founded in 1969 as the women’s organization of the ruling Ba’ath Party. Funded entirely by the state, the federation played a major role in implementing state gender policy. They supported literacy programs for adult women and taught sewing to Iraqi women. Despite their formal subordination to the Ba’ath Party, leaders of the Federation supported advances for women that were not always congruent with the party platform. Some demanded substantial reforms to the patriarchal Personal Status Code of 1959, which the regime of Saddam Hussein was loathe to enact. Show more Show less | 1969 | 5 | 2 | |
| General Federation of Women's Clubs | Founded in 1890 by Jane Cunningham Croly, the General Federation of Women’s Clubs became one of the largest women’s organizations in the country. As President in the 1890s, Ellen Herotin developed the Federation... Founded in 1890 by Jane Cunningham Croly, the General Federation of Women’s Clubs became one of the largest women’s organizations in the country. As President in the 1890s, Ellen Herotin developed the Federation’s political and social interests. Members worked for a variety of social reforms that would benefit women and children. In 1955 membership peaked at 830,000. The Federation continues to be a significant voluntary organization today. Show more Show less | 1890 | 3 | 37 | |
| Global Alliance Against Traffic In Women | In 1994, participants at a conference in Chiang Mai, Thailand, founded the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) to combat human trafficking and to aid trafficked women. The founders of GAATW sought to cr... In 1994, participants at a conference in Chiang Mai, Thailand, founded the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) to combat human trafficking and to aid trafficked women. The founders of GAATW sought to create an organization that expresses the voices of ordinary women and recognizes the power dynamics among women. Today, the GAATW network connects 90 non-governmental organizations. The concerns of these organizations include: women’s rights, human rights and migrant rights. Publications by GAATW include studies of trafficking, handbooks for migrant workers, and reports on women’s rights. Show more Show less | 1994 | 5 | 4 | |
| Guerrilla Girls | A group of women artists whose membership remains anonymous, the Guerrilla Girls grew out of the women’s art movement of the 1970s. In April 1985 the Guerrilla Girls began displaying posters that scolded art galle... A group of women artists whose membership remains anonymous, the Guerrilla Girls grew out of the women’s art movement of the 1970s. In April 1985 the Guerrilla Girls began displaying posters that scolded art galleries, museums and critics for ignoring women artists and artists of color. Styling themselves as the gendered conscience of the art world the highly successful Guerrilla Girls presented themselves to the public in a unique way using gorilla masks, expressing their ideas clearly on black and white posters that listed the hard facts of sexism and racism in the art world, and used humor to show that feminists can be funny. Show more Show less | 1985 | 1 | 2 | |
| Hull House | Hull House, founded in Chicago in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr, grew into the leading social settlement in the United States. Hull House residents provided space and resources for health, education, rec... Hull House, founded in Chicago in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr, grew into the leading social settlement in the United States. Hull House residents provided space and resources for health, education, recreation, and the exercise of citizenship rights in their poor, immigrant neighborhood. By 1910 more than 400 social settlements, staffed largely by college-educated women, were established in poor neighborhoods in American cities. Show more Show less | 1889 | 1 | 22 | |
| Illinois Woman Suffrage Association | Drawing on the activism of Frances Willard, subsequently President of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, the Association launched its first campaign for woman suffrage in Illinois in 1870. Women in Illinois fir... Drawing on the activism of Frances Willard, subsequently President of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, the Association launched its first campaign for woman suffrage in Illinois in 1870. Women in Illinois first won limited voting rights in school board elections in 1891 and the right to vote in presidential elections in 1913. Show more Show less | 1870 | 2 | ||
| Independent Congresses of Women | Between 1878 and 1915, a series of women's congresses unaffiliated with any one women's organization were held in Europe and the United States, addressing the rights of women. Women and Social Movements Internationa... Between 1878 and 1915, a series of women's congresses unaffiliated with any one women's organization were held in Europe and the United States, addressing the rights of women. Women and Social Movements International includes proceedings and newspaper coverage of a number of these congresses as well as from unaffiliated congresses held across the twentieth century. Women and Social Movements International holdings include proceedings and newspaper reports on eight of these congresses. Show more Show less | 1878 | 3 | ||
| Indiana State Woman Suffrage Association | Affiliated with the National Woman Suffrage Association, Indiana's state suffrage association sponsored numerous campaigns to convince the state legislature to adopt woman suffrage. | 1851 | 4 | ||
| Inter-American Commission of Women | The Inter-American Commission of Women (Comisión Interamericana de Mujeres (CIM)) was established at the International Conference of American States held in Havana, Cuba in 1928 where Doris Stevens criticized the O... The Inter-American Commission of Women (Comisión Interamericana de Mujeres (CIM)) was established at the International Conference of American States held in Havana, Cuba in 1928 where Doris Stevens criticized the Organization of American States (OAS) for not including women as delegates to the assembly. The CIM was created as a division of the OAS to promote women’s political and civil rights. Today, the CIM promotes women’s political, cultural, economic, civil, and social rights and legal measures to end discrimination against women. It meets every two years. Each American state sends one delegate to attend. Documents in this digital archive include conference proceedings, comparative studies of women’s economic lives, and CIM reports to the OAS and the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW). Show more Show less | 1928 | 145 | 177 | 2 |
| International Abolitionist Federation | The International Abolitionist Federation (IAF; Fédération Abolitionniste Internationale, FAI) is a non-governmental organization dedicated to eliminating trafficking in women and children and to promote human rig... The International Abolitionist Federation (IAF; Fédération Abolitionniste Internationale, FAI) is a non-governmental organization dedicated to eliminating trafficking in women and children and to promote human rights. Founded in 1875 by British reformer Josephine Butler in Geneva, the IAF was originally formed to abolish prostitution and the state regulation of prostitution. Documents regarding the IAF in this archive include works written by and about Josephine Butler as well as conference proceedings and books about the regulation of vice and the causes of prostitution. In recent years, the Federation has been joined in its anti-trafficking work by a number of recently-founded NGOs, including the Global Alliance Against Trafficking in Women (GAATW), also prominent in this digital archive. Show more Show less | 1877 | 15 | 22 | |
| International Alliance of Women | The International Alliance of Women (IAW) began as the International Woman Suffrage Alliance (IWSA), which was founded formally in Berlin in 1904 to promote woman suffrage more vigorously than was possible within th... The International Alliance of Women (IAW) began as the International Woman Suffrage Alliance (IWSA), which was founded formally in Berlin in 1904 to promote woman suffrage more vigorously than was possible within the International Council of Women. After 1920, as women in more nations secured the vote, leaders of the IWSA saw a need to broaden the Alliance’s aims, a change reflected in the adoption of a new name, the International Alliance of Women for Suffrage and Equal Citizenship (IAWSEC) in 1926. After 1929, the Alliance shifted its focus from suffrage and lobbied the League of Nations and, later, the United Nations on behalf of peace and women’s rights. The declining need to lobby for woman suffrage resulted in the Alliance’s final name change in 1946 to International Alliance of Women—Equal Rights— Equal Responsibilities. The Alliance has held 34 international congresses, including a meeting in South Africa in 2010. Materials in the digital archive include congress proceedings, organizational publications, reports of activities, and publications of individuals active in the organization. Show more Show less | 1904 | 55 | 93 | |
| International Birth Control Congresses | The International Neo-Malthusian Federation was formed in 1900, holding its first conference in Paris. Women and Social Movements International includes material from the fifth, sixth and seventh International Neo-M... The International Neo-Malthusian Federation was formed in 1900, holding its first conference in Paris. Women and Social Movements International includes material from the fifth, sixth and seventh International Neo-Malthusian and Birth Control Conferences with special attention to the involvement of Margaret Sanger. Show more Show less | 1900 | |||
| International Co-operative Women's Guild | The Women's Co-operative Guild, a British organization supporting efforts to promote women's political status and the rights of women workers, founded the International Co-operative Women's Guild (ICWG) in 1921. Aus... The Women's Co-operative Guild, a British organization supporting efforts to promote women's political status and the rights of women workers, founded the International Co-operative Women's Guild (ICWG) in 1921. Austrian democratic socialist Emmy Freundlich served as President and Alice Honora Enfield as Secretary. The ICWG merged into the International Co-operative Alliance in 1963. Show more Show less | 1921 | 2 | 7 |
