Shaping a Global Women's Agenda: Women's NGOs and Global Governance, 1925-85

Drawing on a wide range of archival sources, the author documents international women's history in this volume through the lens of the long-established Western-led international organisations that defined and dominated women's involvement in global politics from the 1925 founding of the Joint Standing Committee of Women's International Organisations up through the UN Decade for Women (1976-85). Documenting specific global campaigns in episodes that span the twentieth century, the author includes biographical information about lesser known international leaders as she discusses important historic debates regarding feminist goals and strategies among women from the East and West, North and South.