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Women's World Banking founded 1979, empowering low-income women around the world through financial inclusion; Women's WorldWide Web (W4) – Empowering women and girls around the world (founded 2010) World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts – founded 1928; World Pulse – Women's Social Network to connect women globally (founded 2003)
Women's Health Protective Association, founded as the "Ladies' Health Protective Association" in 1884 in New York City, had 40 clubs from various cities at its 1897 convention in Philadelphia. Yesharah Society, founded 1928, a social organization of female returned missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Had multiple ...
The International Federation of Business and Professional Women was founded in Geneva, Switzerland, on August 26, 1930, by Dr. Lena Madesin Phillips of Kentucky. As President of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs in the United States, Phillips had organized several trips to Europe in 1928 and 1929 to network with business and professional women in Europe.
Mary S. Sims, The YWCA: An Unfolding Purpose (New York: Woman's Press, 1950) Mary S. Sims, The Purpose Widens, 1947-1967 (New York: YWCA, 1969) Anna Rice, A History of the World's Young Women's Christian Association (New York: Woman's Press 1947) Karen Garner, Global Feminism and Postwar Reconstruction: The World YWCA Visitation to Occupied ...
Over the next few years it expanded to Atlanta, Chicago, Colorado, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. In 1982 it became international with the addition of the United Kingdom and was renamed the International Women's Forum in 1987. [2] It is active in Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East as well as the United ...
The International Council of Women (ICW) is a women's organization working across national boundaries for the common cause of advocating human rights for women. In March and April 1888, women leaders came together in Washington D.C. , with 80 speakers and 49 delegates representing 53 women's organizations from 9 countries: Canada , the United ...
Born in New Mexico, Adelina “Nina” Otero-Warren made her mark by being the first woman of Mexican descent to run for U.S. Congress, helping New Mexico ratify the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, and tirelessly advocating for underrepresented populations and public education.
NGO/CSW/NY represents more than 80 member organizations that are concerned about the status of women and active at the UN headquarters in New York. Voting members are those individuals who represent organizations in Consultative Status with the UN through the Economic and Social Council ; there is one vote per organization. Individuals may be ...