Complex sentence: In 1951 the association's members voted to retain their autonomy and focus on women and in 1953 worked with the American Council on Education to establish a Commission on the Education of Women, which was later disbanded in 1962.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1951 the association's members voted to retain their autonomy and focus on women. In 1953 the organisation worked with the American Council on Education to establish a Commission on the Education of Women, which was later disbanded in 1962.