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Abstract / Summary

International Congress for Women’s Work and Activities in Berlin, September 19-26, 1896 This volume is a collection of speeches and discussions from the 1896 International Congress for Women’s Work and Activities (Frauenwerke und Frauenbestrebungen) in Berlin edited by Rosalie Schoenflies, Lina Morgenstern, Minna Cauer, Jeannette Schwerin and Marie Raschke. Although many participants spoke German, the editors printed each speech in the chosen language of the speaker (English, French and German) as a testament to the international character of the congress. Some 1,700 participants from almost all European countries, including Russian provinces, and the United States worked towards the Congress goal of “the evaluation of the goals and status of the Women’s Movement in civilized countries and the exchange of perspectives on the key points.” Main session themes included the status of the women’s movement in different countries, kindergarten, childcare, girls’ education, female teachers’ education, vocational education, the arts, girls’ secondary schools, women’s universities, women in commerce, factories and trades, professional schools, healthcare, welfare facilities, temperance efforts, moral questions, social work, the legal status of women, women in literature and the question of peace. Smaller section meetings discussed the main themes as well as more specific topics such as clothing reform. Each discussion was documented in this collection and the detailed table of contents lists the names of each session speaker accompanied by his or her nationality or lecture title.

Field of Interest

Women and Social Movements

Author

Rosalie Shoenflies, fl. 1896

Publisher

H. Walther

Collection

Women and Social Movements, International

Content Type

Proceeding

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Text

Page Count

423

Publication Year

1897

Publisher

H. Walther

Place Published / Released

Berlin, Berlin State

Subject

Women and Social Movements, History, Women and Social Reform, Transnational Women’s Movement, Political and Human Rights, Equal Rights for Women

Topic

Equal Rights for Women