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- International Women's Day (IWD), marked annually on March 8, is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political, and social ...18 KB (2,637 words) - 10:37, 6 March 2024
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- The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is an international convention adopted in 1979 by the ...11 KB (1,631 words) - 02:51, 8 January 2024
- for her work in Boston, where she organized women into various unions to fight ... Throughout her life she advocated women's suffrage, housing for ...7 KB (992 words) - 16:10, 7 November 2022
- living and working conditions of working women in Boston. Joining the Women ... In 1886, she joined the Women's Educational and Industrial Union ...8 KB (1,107 words) - 16:13, 7 November 2022
- is the oldest continuing non-sectarian women's organization in the ... public health, sanitation, and international peace. As the movement ...8 KB (1,107 words) - 23:22, 17 May 2023
- John Mott), notably for her work with the Women's International League ... of war. In 1915, she took part in the International Congress of Women at ...10 KB (1,611 words) - 18:17, 13 February 2024
- International Women's Day (IWD), marked annually on March 8, is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political, and social ...18 KB (2,637 words) - 10:37, 6 March 2024
- and Australia, corresponding with International Women's Day on March ... its beginnings back to the first International Women's Day in 1911 ...18 KB (2,541 words) - 23:27, 17 May 2023
- 梨花女子大學校), refers to a private women's university in central ... values to Korean society through Korean women. {{Infobox Korean name ...11 KB (1,562 words) - 23:53, 24 March 2024
- football association (FIFA, French for International Federation of Association ... many discussions on setting up an international body, but was perceived ...12 KB (1,724 words) - 00:03, 25 March 2024
- The term women's suffrage refers to an economic and political ... Women's suffrage is the most widely applicable aspect of the ...16 KB (2,464 words) - 23:28, 17 May 2023
- social reformer, and proponent of women's rights. She is sometimes ... became a teacher. Her interest in women's rights began when ...11 KB (1,557 words) - 02:27, 5 November 2022
- Island. Paired with a knowledge of the women’s suffrage movement, Grace ... #039; Hull House, a center for proactive women engaging in areas such as ...7 KB (998 words) - 12:14, 24 January 2023
- the General Assembly in promoting international economic and social cooperation ... committees of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) known ...13 KB (1,735 words) - 11:44, 3 May 2023
- She participated in the International Congress of Women at ... Addams' commitment to the needs of others and her international ...13 KB (2,111 words) - 08:58, 1 April 2024
- housing reform, and advocated on behalf of women’s suffrage, world peace ... and 14. Shortly after, she enrolled at the Women’s Medical College of New ...8 KB (1,096 words) - 01:43, 26 October 2022
- in the Seventh Congress of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance ... Keller, Dorothy Day, Alice Paul, and other women activists, to form the Congressional ...12 KB (1,773 words) - 06:32, 11 January 2024
- also worked specifically for the benefit of women, reducing the maximum workweek ... over one hundred people, most of them young women, died in fire. The image ...8 KB (1,176 words) - 06:42, 1 April 2024
- movement, which involved thousands of women from across the religious ... Williams led a women's movement for peace that consisted of ordinary ...12 KB (1,943 words) - 23:29, 11 January 2023
- would have been difficult for most American women: Having grown up in a nation ... commitment to humanitarian work and international women's rights issues ...15 KB (2,137 words) - 15:44, 7 December 2022
- and helped spur the growth of the International Ladies' Garment ... Italian and Eastern European immigrant women, some of whom were as young ...8 KB (1,360 words) - 05:05, 5 November 2022
- March 13, 1906) was a prominent American women's leader and abolitionist ... women as students. She founded the International Women's Suffrage Council ...18 KB (2,853 words) - 13:58, 28 April 2023
- Ireland. The Peace People consisted of women from both sides of the Northern ... event, and soon after, the two co-founded Women for Peace, which later became ...10 KB (1,559 words) - 10:55, 9 March 2023
- in her writing was revived by adherents of women's studies in the 1970s ... in the publication of her magnum opus, Women and Economics. ...12 KB (1,666 words) - 00:42, 5 December 2023
- and 1958, and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1971. ... Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Women's Sports Hall ...19 KB (2,597 words) - 08:38, 23 July 2023
- the early 1950s, both national and international competitions involved ... By the 1954 Olympic Games, apparatus and events for both men and women ...18 KB (2,771 words) - 07:20, 28 July 2023
- regardless of their gender. However, few women have been elected to comparable ... people's wounds. She is an advocate of women's role in peacemaking ...17 KB (2,476 words) - 17:14, 13 February 2024
- of triple abundance: Wind, stones, and women—and its reputation as an ... tied down by straw rope, and Yeoda (women), since there have long be ...15 KB (2,191 words) - 18:01, 2 April 2024
- in teaching the game of basketball to women. Naismith was himself an ... physical education teacher at the YMCA International Training School in Springfield ...14 KB (2,207 words) - 08:49, 18 March 2024
- to the formation of the wartime Women's Auxiliary Army Corps ... mask, remain inspirational especially to women who want to pursue a career ...19 KB (3,058 words) - 08:12, 18 March 2024
- #039; guild. She was one of only two women at the time who gained entrance ... A Dutch Master and Her World, an international team of art, economic ...11 KB (1,680 words) - 21:00, 4 October 2022
- century. She was strongly motivated to help women in the throes of poverty ... inexorably related. While her ideas about women being able to decide how ...14 KB (2,043 words) - 08:32, 10 March 2023
- her short life to advance equal rights for women and minorities. ... used to tease her by commenting that French women were better than African ...9 KB (1,369 words) - 17:27, 29 September 2023
- , a euphemism for the up to 200,000 women who were forced to serve ... and Southeast Asians to serve as Comfort women in military Comfort Stations ...27 KB (3,743 words) - 00:07, 8 January 2024
- |type =Private women's college |endowment = $530 million ... Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts women's college in South ...17 KB (2,398 words) - 01:44, 11 March 2023
- Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is an international ... Amnesty International was founded in 1961 by a Roman Catholic British ...30 KB (4,487 words) - 00:59, 9 January 2023
- though secular advocates do exist. The Women's Christian Temperance ... Most of the biggest supporters in all countries have been women, often ...23 KB (3,290 words) - 05:37, 27 February 2023
- #039;s death, the sons marry Moabite women, Orpah and Ruth (Rut, רוּת ... In order to provide food for the two women, Ruth gleans in the fields ...10 KB (1,594 words) - 00:40, 19 November 2023
- Currently, women ski jump internationally in the Continental cup. ... the sport. The Executive Board noted that women's ski jumping has yet ...18 KB (2,601 words) - 22:45, 29 January 2023
- used by feminists to explain the position of women in society. Feminist conflict theorists argue that women have traditionally been oppressed so that ...10 KB (1,445 words) - 08:14, 14 January 2023
- inspiring movements as diverse as the YMCA, Women's suffrage, socialist ... hygiene, child labor, education, war, women's issues, and workers ...14 KB (2,040 words) - 21:44, 30 January 2023
- Argentina so ballroom dance has a truly international following. ... After a review by the International Olympic Committee, ballroom dancing ...17 KB (2,435 words) - 05:57, 26 August 2023
- is a foundational document of modern international human rights law. It ... not a treaty...It may well become the international Magna Carta..." ...26 KB (3,859 words) - 12:00, 3 May 2023
- The National Consumers' League, Women's Activism, and Labor ... org/ The Child Labor Coalition] is an international organization committed ...10 KB (1,430 words) - 04:10, 11 March 2023
- The Internationale Eislauf Vereinigung, now known as the International ... quot;takes a carnival look" during international skating championships ...27 KB (4,168 words) - 15:19, 27 April 2023
- culture. His style of composing gained international recognition for his symphonies ... set European style of composing giving international recognition to his symphonies ...11 KB (1,503 words) - 10:09, 4 January 2023
- Soviet Union and the subsequent erosion of women's rights.[http://www ... A very small number of abductions result from women who kidnap babies ...15 KB (2,257 words) - 04:00, 6 October 2022
- nieder! (Ground Arms) that earned her international acclaim. In 1891, she ... her death she was Vice-President of the International Peace Bureau in Geneva ...26 KB (4,056 words) - 17:15, 29 September 2023
- for the Northern European mermaids, half-women and half-fish creatures that ... had the form of sparrows, below they were women, or, alternatively, that ...10 KB (1,575 words) - 22:34, 29 January 2023
- considered to be a major precursor to international human rights instruments. not make any statement about the status of women, nor did it explicitly address ...17 KB (2,728 words) - 23:49, 26 July 2022
- |type = Private women's college |endowment = $1.125 billion ... Smith College is a private, independent women's Liberal arts ...19 KB (2,939 words) - 21:18, 30 January 2023
- code is administered globally by the International Rugby Board (IRB) and ... their own national unions. In 1886, the International Rugby Board (IRB) became ...32 KB (5,080 words) - 20:33, 17 April 2023
- basketball, baseball (men), softball (women), football (men), cross country ... **Women's ***Division I ***Division II ***Division III ...28 KB (3,819 words) - 04:10, 11 March 2023
- In 1966, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of ... Within a few years she had won such events as the Women's Outdoor ...11 KB (1,692 words) - 04:22, 22 March 2024
- work was exhibited at the 1862 London International Exhibition. ... "The Kindergarten and the Mission of Women"] in The Addresses and ...8 KB (1,080 words) - 04:10, 6 November 2022
- shawls, and veils have been worn by Indian women in their current form for ... and may be worn on special occasions. Women in the armed forces, when ...21 KB (3,307 words) - 03:28, 23 December 2022
- to the Beloved Disciple. (Continuum International Publishing Group), 14 ... Savior loved you more than the rest of the women. Tell us the words of the ...15 KB (2,491 words) - 18:05, 27 December 2022
- in the fields of equal rights for women, human rights, and inheritance ... His interest and expertise in international law resulted in his appointment ...11 KB (1,759 words) - 04:06, 8 December 2022
- the tennis court increased the interest in women's tennis and women& ... Lenglen was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1978. ...24 KB (3,518 words) - 14:14, 28 April 2023
- on numerous levels, including men and women's NCAA hockey. It originated ... States and Canada it is played predominantly by women. The 116-member ...19 KB (3,188 words) - 13:06, 1 February 2024
- as nursing, health care, education, international relations, law, and politics ... a Different Voice: Psychological theory and women's development" ...15 KB (2,198 words) - 04:34, 22 March 2024
- 33 in its list of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the world. ... The bitter rivalry between these two women has dominated Bangladeshi ...24 KB (3,377 words) - 23:03, 30 January 2023
- The 1906 Games again attracted a broad international field of participants ... Women were first allowed to participate in track and field events ...27 KB (4,185 words) - 05:55, 21 August 2023
- famous for its strong-minded and independent women. ==Population trends== ... later marriage ages for both men and women, higher education levels ...14 KB (1,988 words) - 00:44, 6 March 2024
- Cresson is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, which focuses ... Cresson is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an International ...15 KB (2,117 words) - 06:17, 13 June 2023
- Only 23 women previously had headed their countries as elected leaders ... became an Executive Committee Member of its Women's League. Following ...18 KB (2,650 words) - 01:16, 4 December 2023
- Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries ... won in 1960, 1968 and 1984. The first international field hockey match took ...33 KB (5,580 words) - 17:34, 26 March 2024
- players (men's box), or 12 players (women's field), each of whom ... to the arms and hands are considered legal. Women's lacrosse is played ...36 KB (5,848 words) - 22:41, 30 April 2023
- service, she has set an example for other women to follow. It has been suggested ... Tansu Ciller,] Middle Eastern Review of International Affairs 3:1. Retrieved ...19 KB (2,845 words) - 04:26, 27 February 2023
- promote generosity, understanding and international co-operation and concern ... for example, had to be persuaded to allow women to join his community and ...15 KB (2,330 words) - 07:19, 23 August 2023
- over 200 member nations of the IAAF or International Amateur Athletic Federation ... Women were first allowed to participate in track and field events ...24 KB (3,812 words) - 04:52, 1 May 2023
- Yunus himself has received several other international honors, including ... Power). His work has especially empowered women, who represent 95 percent ...18 KB (2,630 words) - 01:49, 11 March 2023
- a major leader of the second-wave of the women's rights movement. organization Choice USA, co-founder of the Women's Media Center, the ...20 KB (2,905 words) - 05:30, 17 December 2022
- was an American-born French entertainer, and international star of ... === Fame and international celebrity === [[Image:Josephine Baker sings ...20 KB (3,016 words) - 07:39, 27 February 2023
- (2007), 90. Ireland did not appoint another women to a cabinet post until 1979. and the forgotten. Her life shows that as women take their rightful place ...18 KB (2,792 words) - 17:49, 16 May 2020
- "fraternities." To this day, some women's organizations prefer ... Lions Club, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Rotary International, Optimist International ...30 KB (4,433 words) - 09:43, 11 April 2024
- professor and attended the First International Congress in Psychology ... Münsterberg held rather controversial views on women. He believed ...13 KB (1,901 words) - 12:17, 4 February 2023
- Britain. Originally intended as a paper for women, the Mirror initially became ... (later Lord Northcliffe) as a newspaper for women, run by women. It was not ...13 KB (1,917 words) - 16:59, 13 May 2020
- of the sexual and reproductive health of women throughout their lives. Historically ... great majority of midwives continue to be women. It can be argued that it ...32 KB (4,799 words) - 10:57, 10 March 2023
- The Rhodes Scholarship is an international award for study at the ... The Rhodes Scholarship is an international award for study at the ...17 KB (2,434 words) - 20:03, 8 December 2022
- too isolated from national and from international politics to survive, ... would never again allow the regency of women, but that Long Yu would remain ...7 KB (1,177 words) - 18:49, 31 January 2022
- Grover Cleveland to compete with International Workers' Day (May Day). ... rather than the more widespread International Workers' Day as ...14 KB (2,176 words) - 05:32, 4 March 2023
- breaking The Female Eunuch became an international best-seller in 1970, ... where she became a member of the all-women's Newnham College. ...21 KB (3,238 words) - 07:38, 24 January 2023
- Islamic feminism is a form of feminism concerned with the role of ... and was elected again in 2001. Many Muslim women are successful lawyers, doctors ...30 KB (4,309 words) - 20:25, 1 April 2023
- finding the most desperate workers, often women and children, who could be ... In 1900, the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ...22 KB (3,326 words) - 14:18, 28 April 2023
- considered one of the first truly liberated women in America. She was a role ... it to an altitude of 14,000 feet, setting a women's world record. On May ...24 KB (3,751 words) - 02:50, 24 July 2023
- developed as predominantly patriarchal, women have often played significant ... of paternity. According to this hypothesis, women produced children mysteriously ...28 KB (4,138 words) - 18:57, 23 March 2023
- The Women's International Center presented the Living Legacy ... *[http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/music/p/p_pearl_bailey.htm Women ...10 KB (1,596 words) - 07:09, 23 November 2022
- Alexander campaigned for the admission of women to professorships in Britain ... of the Aristotelian Society, and the International Journal of Ethics. He ...15 KB (2,284 words) - 02:18, 23 December 2022
- her position and influence to hone her international peacemaking skills. She ... that Boothe became interested in the women's suffrage movement ...15 KB (2,324 words) - 22:31, 10 December 2023
- the civilian population, especially the women and girls, to provide assistance ... war. This inspired the creation of the International Committee of the Red ...20 KB (2,745 words) - 17:19, 9 February 2024
- and in renewing cooperation with international financial institutions ... as introduced a new bicameral assembly. International observers took issue ...23 KB (3,296 words) - 19:42, 16 April 2023
- in office as PM, she was one of only seven women in the world out of 192 nation ... the poor and unemployed, as an advocate for women and as a face for the faceless ...21 KB (2,959 words) - 00:25, 12 April 2023
- institutions, including a number for women—notably the Seven Sisters ... Other colleges, notably the historically women's Seven Sisters colleges ...23 KB (3,427 words) - 11:01, 7 March 2023
- was an activist and a leader of the early women's rights movement. Her ... was an active abolitionist before she made women's issues her primary ...33 KB (5,008 words) - 16:16, 13 February 2024
- local painters, which set a precedent for women to be accepted as students ... since nude subjects were not allowed by women. She served the Spanish court ...16 KB (2,469 words) - 22:03, 30 January 2023
- and folksong. In 1887, Britain’s first Women’s Settlement was established ... including young boys, young girls, working women, and families. Elliott's ...15 KB (2,182 words) - 10:06, 26 January 2023
- New Grub Street, Born in Exile, The Odd Women, In the Year of Jubilee, ... * The Odd Women (1893) * In the Year of Jubilee (1894) * Eve's ...9 KB (1,444 words) - 10:40, 13 December 2023
- The Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University is an international ... divine revelations and divine visions of women who had the gift of trance ...28 KB (3,991 words) - 22:34, 20 November 2023
- #039;s Day as a national, and later an international, holiday. ... working hours. Young apprentices and young women in servitude were traditionally ...22 KB (3,311 words) - 17:00, 10 November 2022
- The Salvation Army is a Christian church and international charitable ... Deed of the Christian Mission states that women had the same rights to preach ...30 KB (4,473 words) - 17:27, 30 April 2023
