Science, gender, and internationalism
Subtitle: women's academic networks, 1917-1955
By: Christine von Oertzen, translated by Kate Sturge
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9781137438881
Subjects: History; Women; Education (Higher); Women in education; HISTORY / World; HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century; HISTORY / Social History; International Federation of University Women
Description: "Born out of the optimism of the Paris Peace Conference, the League of Nations, and women's suffrage in Britain and the United States, the International Federation of University Women (IFUW) was founded in 1920 and consciously set out to break the mold of prewar society. To achieve sweeping professional and social change, the IFUW brought together women passionately committed to promoting higher education as a means to achieve international understanding, and launched an international academic women's network to achieve these objectives, weaving together personal friendships and professional contacts across divisions hardened by the unprecedented ordeal of global conflict. At its peak, the IFUW had 24,000 members and had expanded to thirty nations. In this fascinating transnational study, Christine von Oertzen traces the IFUW's rise in the international arena and its eventual decline in the Cold War era, making a valuable contribution to the cultural histories of diplomacy and intellectual exchange"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: 1. Global War and Global Mission: The Anglo-American Project of an International Federation of University Women (IFUW)2. Networks for Science: The IFUW's Program and Policies, 1919-19333. From Conflict to Participation: The German Case4. Threatened World Community5. Networks in Action: The IFUW's Assistance to Refugees6. Marked by Persecution Conclusion: Continuities, Memories, and the Cold War.