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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]
Organisations listed in this category were affiliated to the Women's International Democratic Federation. Pages in category "Women's International Democratic Federation affiliates" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total.
Shahnaz Alami , promoted WIDF's idea for International Women's Year to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in 1972. [ 21 ] : 63 Jamileh Sadighi ( جمیله صدیقی , 1903-1983), elected to the WIDF Executive Council in 1953.
International Women's Forum – founded 1974; International Women's Health Coalition – founded 1984, based in New York to advocate for issues pertaining to women's health, this foundation also helps bring to light severe issues such as the stigmatization of women's health; International Women's Suffrage Alliance – major suffrage organization
Women, young people and voters of color started suddenly flocking to the Democratic campaigns to support Harris’ campaign and the […]
Vivian Carter Mason (born Vivian Carter; February 10, 1900 – May 10, 1982) was a staunch advocate for women's and civil rights as well as an ardent supporter of universal education. She served as an influential president of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) from 1953 to 1957.
International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare in 1925. On 4 November 1949, 1 June was established as the International Day for Protection of Children by the Women's International Democratic Federation in Moscow. [1]
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.