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The Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF) is an international women's rights organization. Established in 1945, it was most active during the Cold War when, according to historian Francisca de Haan, it was "the largest and probably most influential international women's organization of the post-1945 era". [1]
Pushpamayee Bose, WIDF vice-president (1955), president of the National Federation of India Women (1954) [19] [8] Renu Chakravartty, elected as WIDF Executive Council member in 1953. [20] Vidya Munshi (1919–2014), communist politician, journalist, WIDF council (1945) Manikuntala Sen (c. 1911–1987), communist politician. WIDF council (1948)
She was a co-founder and the first president of the Democratic Federation of Cuban Women, formed in 1948 as an affiliate of the Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF). García was a delegate to the WIDF 1948 Congress in Budapest, the 1949 Conference on Asian Women held in Beijing, and was elected to the 1953 Executive Council of WIDF.
Candelaria Rodríguez Hernández (born 23 October 1928 - after 1998) was a Cuban lawyer and anti-war activist. After graduating from the University of Havana in 1949, she became active in leftist causes, aimed at revising the Cuban Civil Code and improving women's rights.
Márcia de Campos Pereira is a Brazilian activist who since the 1970s has fought for improvements in citizen's democratic rights, especially those for women.In particular, she helped to organize the Brazilian Democratic Movement, including its women's branch, and has participated in various Brazilian unions and women's organizations.
Vidya also attended the founding conference of Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF) in Paris in 1945 along with Ela Reid, general secretary of Mahila Atma Raksha Samiti (MARS). [4] It was held in Velodrome D’Hiver (Winter Stadium) between 26 November and 1 December 1945.
The WIDF was a post-war, radical feminist organization that aligned with the global Communist movement. Millard was also active in the Congress of American Women (CAW), an affiliate of WIDF. Her work for both organizations took her to France, [ 4 ] Italy, the Soviet Union, Poland, Hungary, China, Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, and Germany.
After leaving the WIDF office, Molale based herself in Morogoro, Tanzania. In Tanzania she dedicated herself to the care of children of exiled South African activists. Molale suffered a traffic accident in Tanzania on 3 May 1980. Whilst co-traveller Peter Sithole died immediately, Molale passed into coma.