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| Tuskegee Institute | Founded in 1881, Tuskegee Institute is today Tuskegee University. Booker T. Washington, the Institute’s first president from 1881 until his death in 1915, exercised unprecedented power among African Americans part... Founded in 1881, Tuskegee Institute is today Tuskegee University. Booker T. Washington, the Institute’s first president from 1881 until his death in 1915, exercised unprecedented power among African Americans partly because his plan for black economic improvement without political rights was well funded by wealthy white donors. Called the "Atlanta Compromise," the plan emerged in 1895, stressing the need for practical, industrial training, such as that supplied by Tuskegee Institute, and minimizing the need for black political rights. Show more Show less | 1881 | 42 | ||
| United Nations | The United Nations (UN) was established following World War II to replace the League of Nations as the global intergovernmental body in an effort to ensure peace, to prevent another world war, and to create a forum... The United Nations (UN) was established following World War II to replace the League of Nations as the global intergovernmental body in an effort to ensure peace, to prevent another world war, and to create a forum for international diplomacy. The UN Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) was created by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 1946 to provide recommendations and reports to the Council regarding the interests of women. It was designed to promote equality among women and men as well as address women's rights in political, social, civil, economic, and educational fields. The UN sponsored a "Decade for Women," 1975-1985 that included three major international women’s conferences and addressed policy issues related to women’s equality worldwide. A fourth major UN international women’s conference was held in Beijing in 1995. Show more Show less | 1945 | 34 | 915 | 291 |
| United Nations Development Fund for Women | UNIFEM was established in 1976, and it supports financially and with technical assistanceactivities that promote gender equality and that work to end discrimination and violence againstwomen. | 1976 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| United Nations World Conference on Human Rights, 2nd, Vienna, 14-25 June 1993 | During June 1993, the United Nations held the World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna, Austria. The Conference reaffirmed the commitment to the 1948 Declaration of Human Rights and passed both the Vienna Declarat... During June 1993, the United Nations held the World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna, Austria. The Conference reaffirmed the commitment to the 1948 Declaration of Human Rights and passed both the Vienna Declaration and the Programme of Action as means of strengthening efforts to protect human rights globally. Show more Show less | 11 | |||
| United Nations World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women, 3rd : Nairobi : 1985 | The United Nations held the third World Conference on Women in 1985 at Nairobi. The UN published the report from the conference: Forward-Looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women to the Year 2000. | 1985 | 161 | ||
| United Nations World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women, 4th : 1995 : Beijing, China | The United Nations held the Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace in Beijing, China, in 1995. The main themes of the conference included women and poverty, education and traini... The United Nations held the Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace in Beijing, China, in 1995. The main themes of the conference included women and poverty, education and training of women, women and health, violence against women, women and armed conflict, women and the economy, women and decision-making, institutional gender mainstreaming, women and the media, women and the environment, and the girl-child. Most importantly, perhaps, the Beijing conference urged that the human rights of women and the girls be considered integral to universal human rights. This digital archive includes the Beijing Declaration and the Beijing Platform for Action, as well as selected country reports and reports of NGOs regarding progress on the status and advancement of women. Also included are the five-year reviews of the Declaration and Platform: Beijing +5, Beijing +10, and Beijing +15. Show more Show less | 1995 | 1 | 128 | |
| United Nations. Commission on Human Rights | The United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) was created as a UN body in 1946. In 2006, the UN General Assembly replaced the Commission with the Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Women and Social Movements Inte... The United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) was created as a UN body in 1946. In 2006, the UN General Assembly replaced the Commission with the Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Women and Social Movements International holds documents of the UNCHR that address questions of women's rights as human rights, including related material from the UN World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna (1993). Show more Show less | 1946 | 9 | 68 | 1 |
| United Nations. Commission on the Status of Women | The UN Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) was created by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 1946 to provide recommendations and reports to the Council regarding the interests of women. It is desig... The UN Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) was created by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 1946 to provide recommendations and reports to the Council regarding the interests of women. It is designed to promote equality among women and men as well as address women's rights in political, social, civil, economic, and educational fields. The UNCSW functions to determine the priority theme of concern annually and makes recommendations to be implemented at international, national, regional, and local levels of governments and society. Women and Social Movements International includes a complete run of reports from the UNCSW sessions as well as material relating to the World Conferences on Women and the UN Decade for Women (UNDW). The 54th session of the UNCSW took place in March 2011. Show more Show less | 1946 | 180 | 519 | 8 |
| United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women | The United Nations established the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women in 1982 as a body of experts on global women's issues. The Committee analyzes the progress of women within nation state... The United Nations established the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women in 1982 as a body of experts on global women's issues. The Committee analyzes the progress of women within nation states that ratified the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. Women and Social Movements International includes official reports related to both the Convention and the Committee. Show more Show less | 1982 | 4 | 38 | |
| United Nations. Decade for Women | The 1975 World Conference of Women held in Mexico City recommended that the years 1976-1985 be recognized as a Decade for Women, addressing action items related to the needs and status of women as well as the relate... The 1975 World Conference of Women held in Mexico City recommended that the years 1976-1985 be recognized as a Decade for Women, addressing action items related to the needs and status of women as well as the related themes of equality, peace, and development. World Conferences of Women were held in 1980 in Copenhagen as well as in 1985 in Nairobi to assess progress and make further recommendations on strategies for the advancement of women. Women and Social Movements International includes material from the Decade and from the three World Conferences of Women held in this period. It highlights official documents and reports as well as material from nongovernmental organizations and individuals participating in Decade activities. A good proportion of related material comes from the Mildred A. Persinger collection at Hollins University. Show more Show less | 1976 | 3 | 71 | |
| United Nations. General Assembly | The United Nations (UN) was established following World War II to replace the League of Nations as the global intergovernmental body in an effort to ensure peace, to prevent another world war, and to create a forum... The United Nations (UN) was established following World War II to replace the League of Nations as the global intergovernmental body in an effort to ensure peace, to prevent another world war, and to create a forum for international diplomacy. Show more Show less | 1945 | 34 | 301 | 1 |
| United Nations. World Conference of the Decade for Women : Copenhagen, Denmark, 1980 | The United Nations held the second World Conference on Women in 1980 at Copenhagen, known formally as the World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women. Held five years after Mexico City, the Copenhagen co... The United Nations held the second World Conference on Women in 1980 at Copenhagen, known formally as the World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women. Held five years after Mexico City, the Copenhagen conference was designed to assess the 1975 Plan of Action and to adjust it as needed. The Copenhagen conference assessed the main themes of Mexico City (equality, development, and peace), while identifying key subthemes as important components of the Decade for Women: employment, health, and education. Women and Social Movements International includes numerous published documents and a slideshow prepared after the conference by the International Women's Tribune Centre. Show more Show less | 1980 | 2 | 136 | 1 |
| United States. Children's Bureau | The United States Children’s Bureau of the Department of Labor, a federal agency dedicated to monitoring and improving the lives of the nation’s children, was created in response to the urging of women reformers... The United States Children’s Bureau of the Department of Labor, a federal agency dedicated to monitoring and improving the lives of the nation’s children, was created in response to the urging of women reformers in 1912. Julia Lathrop, the first director, was followed by Grace Abbott in 1920. Bypassing male-dominated organizations such as the U.S. Public Health Service, the U.S. Children’s Bureau was the first governmental agency in the western world that was headed by women for women. Show more Show less | 1912 | 4 | 18 | |
| United States. Women's Bureau | The United States government created the Women's Bureau within the Department of Labor in 1920. While the Women's Bureau is concerned mostly with domestic issues, Women and Social Movements International includes do... The United States government created the Women's Bureau within the Department of Labor in 1920. While the Women's Bureau is concerned mostly with domestic issues, Women and Social Movements International includes documents published by the Women's Bureau regarding transnational and international aspects of women and policy, particularly material that engages discussions of the Western Hemisphere. Show more Show less | 1920 | 53 | 70 | 2 |
| Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League | Jamaican-born Marcus Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association in 1914 to promote racial uplift and greater educational and industrial opportunities for Black people globally. Garvey’s Black natio... Jamaican-born Marcus Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association in 1914 to promote racial uplift and greater educational and industrial opportunities for Black people globally. Garvey’s Black nationalism promoted the establishment of a separate nation, the creation of educational institutions and better working conditions for blacks throughout the world. Though female "Garveyites" faced hierarchical limitations within the UNIA, they also fought to define their responsibilities as "New Negro Women" within the organization and the larger Black community. Between 1918 and 1933, the UNIA published The Negro World, which included women contributors, particularly in a section, "Our Women and What They Think," devoted to women’s issues. Show more Show less | 1929 | 21 | ||
| Utopian Socialist Communities | The utopian Oneida Community survived in its original perfectionist form between 1848 and 1879. New Harmony in Indiana, the North American Phalanx in New Jersey and the Oneida Community in upstate New York were thre... The utopian Oneida Community survived in its original perfectionist form between 1848 and 1879. New Harmony in Indiana, the North American Phalanx in New Jersey and the Oneida Community in upstate New York were three of the most well-known nineteenth century utopian communities. Founders of these communities criticized private property and contemporary marriage practice and through their experimental communities intended to set an example to inspire wider social reform. Show more Show less | 1820 | 3 | ||
| Voluntary Parenthood League | In 1918 Mary Ware Dennett and others formed the Voluntary Parenthood League (VPL) out of the National Birth Control League, formerly headed by Margaret Sanger. The main goal of the new group was the abolition of law... In 1918 Mary Ware Dennett and others formed the Voluntary Parenthood League (VPL) out of the National Birth Control League, formerly headed by Margaret Sanger. The main goal of the new group was the abolition of laws restricting access to birth control. Dennett left the League in 1925 when members voted to support Sanger’s effort to legalize birth control by giving doctors control of the distribution of contraception. Show more Show less | 1918 | 1 | ||
| Water Curists | Hydropathy was one of the most popular forms of medical care in the United States in the nineteenth century, particularly among women. Water-cure therapists rejected heroic treatments (such as bloodletting and purgi... Hydropathy was one of the most popular forms of medical care in the United States in the nineteenth century, particularly among women. Water-cure therapists rejected heroic treatments (such as bloodletting and purging to rid the body of “ill humors”) and emphasized healthy living practices: drinking plenty of water, application of cold water to the body, exposure to sunshine and fresh air, adequate physical exercise, and adoption of a simple diet and loose-fitting clothing. Show more Show less | 1840 | 1 | ||
| White Cross Society, England | Founded in England in the early 1880s to help young men practice sexual abstinence. This group emerged in the United States in 1886 and they advocated a single standard of morality. Also part of the age of consent m... Founded in England in the early 1880s to help young men practice sexual abstinence. This group emerged in the United States in 1886 and they advocated a single standard of morality. Also part of the age of consent movement. Show more Show less | 1886 | 1 | ||
| Woman Suffrage Movement | Between 1848, when the woman suffrage movement was launched, and 1920, when the Nineteenth Amendment gave women the right to vote, the movement mobilized 480 campaigns in state legislatures, 277 campaigns in state c... Between 1848, when the woman suffrage movement was launched, and 1920, when the Nineteenth Amendment gave women the right to vote, the movement mobilized 480 campaigns in state legislatures, 277 campaigns in state conventions, and 19 campaigns in 19 successive congresses in addition to the ratification campaign of 1919-1920. Suffrage became the major vehicle for the advancement of women in American society more generally in this period. Show more Show less | 1848 | 7 | 110 | |
| Woman's Christian Temperance Union | Founded in 1873, the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union quickly became the largest voluntary association in the United States. Working closely with the much-smaller woman suffrage movement, the WCTU endorsed woman... Founded in 1873, the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union quickly became the largest voluntary association in the United States. Working closely with the much-smaller woman suffrage movement, the WCTU endorsed woman suffrage in 1881, by which time it had become the most important vehicle for women’s participation in public life. Key to the WCTU’s prominence was Frances Willard’s leadership and her "Do Everything" policy, which enabled the Union to support a wide range of reform activities other than temperance, including prison reform, child welfare, women's employment, work among African Americans, public health, and woman suffrage. Show more Show less | 1873 | 28 | 109 | |
| Woman's National Loyal League | Under the leadership of Stanton and Anthony, the League organized women in support of the Union cause during the Civil War. Supporting first a constitutional amendment abolishing slavery, the League kept up pressure... Under the leadership of Stanton and Anthony, the League organized women in support of the Union cause during the Civil War. Supporting first a constitutional amendment abolishing slavery, the League kept up pressure for reform by supporting calls for black and woman suffrage. After the conclusion of the war, the group gave way to the American Equal Rights Association (see above) which promoted these causes. Show more Show less | 1863 | 3 | ||
| Woman's Peace Party | Founded in January 1915, after the outbreak of World War I, the Woman's Peace Party worked to control armaments and called for a mediated settlement to the war. Members traveled to The Hague in 1915 to meet with wom... Founded in January 1915, after the outbreak of World War I, the Woman's Peace Party worked to control armaments and called for a mediated settlement to the war. Members traveled to The Hague in 1915 to meet with women peace supporters from European nations (see the document project, "How Did Women Activists Promote Peace in Their 1915 Tour of Warring European Capitals?" also on this website). At the conclusion of the war, Woman's Peace Party members traveled to an international conference in Zurich to protest the punitive stance of the Versailles Treaty toward defeated Germany. The conference led to the formation of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (see below) and the Woman's Peace Party became the American Section of WILPF. Show more Show less | 1915 | 9 | 16 | |
| Woman's Rights Convention Movement, 1848-1869 | After the first woman’s rights convention in Seneca Falls in 1848, the movement for women's rights accelerated. In 1850 the first National Woman's Rights Convention was held in Worcester, Massachusetts and similar... After the first woman’s rights convention in Seneca Falls in 1848, the movement for women's rights accelerated. In 1850 the first National Woman's Rights Convention was held in Worcester, Massachusetts and similar conventions were soon held all over the United States continuing throughout the decade. At these conventions male abolitionist leaders, including Wendell Phillips, William Lloyd Garrison, Theodore Parker and Thomas Wentworth Higginson, supported the movement while Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Stanton, the two women considered the organizers of the Seneca Falls convention, spoke at and attended many of these subsequent meetings. Show more Show less | 1848 | 52 | ||
| Woman's Suffrage League of Japan | Ichikawa Fusae (also, Fusaye) founded the Woman’s Suffrage League of Japan in 1924, and she went on to serve as its president. The suffrage organization developed out of organizational efforts by Ichikawa and othe... Ichikawa Fusae (also, Fusaye) founded the Woman’s Suffrage League of Japan in 1924, and she went on to serve as its president. The suffrage organization developed out of organizational efforts by Ichikawa and others, who founded the New Women’s Federation in 1920. As the name suggests, the Suffrage League focused its efforts on gaining national suffrage and political rights for women. By 1938, organized women had been working with local governments, particularly on issues related to women and children. The Suffrage League created the English-language journal, Japanese Women, to teach the world about the Japanese feminist movement. With war measures after 1940, the Japanese government took over the organization, rendering it defunct. Show more Show less | 1924 | 16 |
