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| Ecumenical Decade. Churches in Solidarity with Women | The World Council of Churches declared 1988-1998 the Ecumenical Decade of Churches in Solidarity with Women. Decade sponsors aimed to challenge discrimination of women in churches and communities; it recognized wome... The World Council of Churches declared 1988-1998 the Ecumenical Decade of Churches in Solidarity with Women. Decade sponsors aimed to challenge discrimination of women in churches and communities; it recognized women's contributions to their churches and communities and it encouraged churches to take actions in solidarity with women. Women and Social Movements International includes material by women and women's organizations active during the Ecumenical Decade. Show more Show less | 1988 | 1 | 2 | |
| 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 |
