Title: Shaping a global women's agenda : women's NGOs and global governance, 1925-85 /
Authors: Garner, Karen, 1956-
Publisher: Manchester University Press,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Women Political activity History; Non-governmental organizations History; International agencies History
Abstract: Drawing on a wide range of archival sources, Karen Garner documents international women's history through the lens of the Western-led international organisations that defined and dominated women's involvement in global politics from 1925-1985.
Contents: Women's NGOs and disarmament, 1925-40. The First World War and its aftermath -- Working for disarmament and peace -- The peace is threatened -- Fascism, Communism and war -- Women's NGOs and politics of war, 1940-70. Second World War activism and service -- Forging a role at the United Nations -- Allied post-war reconstruction projects -- The Cold War -- Women's NGO and the United Nations, 1970-85. Transforming the global development agenda -- International Women's Year -- Taking the world's 'women' seriously -- Concluding the UN Decade for women.