Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF) Records 1945-1979

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Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF) Records 1945-1979

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Pacifist organization, Peace activists. Records contain printed materials dating from the founding in 1946 to its investigation by HUAC in 1949; publications of international affiliates; and records of congresses sponsored by WIDF between 1945 and 1969, primarily from the World Congress of Women held in Helsinki in 1969. Included is a biography of the founder Eugenie Cotton; correspondence of the Congress of American Women (American affiliate); and materials relating to the Vietnam War and International Women's Day.

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Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF)

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Anti-nuclear flier produced by the WIDF, March 8th, 1959 The Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF) was founded in Paris in 1945 at the International Congress of Women by Eugenie Cotton and Marie-Claude Vaillant-Courturier. It was organized around four major concerns; anti-fascism, international peace, child welfare, and the status of women. In a 1958 interview Eugenie Cotton stated, "It was Fascism that caused the 1939-1945 war and because of this the found...

Congress of American Women

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Brandt, Zelma

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World Congress of Women (1969: Helinski, Finland)

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Women's International Democratic Federation

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Pacifist organization From the description of Women's International Democratic Federation records 1945-1979 (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 465482515 ...