Guide to the Records of the International Alliance of Women, 1981-2022

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 10697
Creator:
International Alliance of Women
Extent:
(7 ms boxes + 6 colour photographs + 2 digital carriers + 1 audiovisual carrier)
Language:
English and English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the International Alliance of Women, National Library of Australia, MS 10697, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Permission required for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
This collection comprises records of the International Alliance of Women spanning 1981-2022 collected by Patricia Richardson. There are papers, programs, travel documents and photographs relating to congresses and international meetings. Correspondence relates to Richardson's role as the membership secretary (1996-2018) and board member. The collection includes electronic copies of the organisation's journal as well as files with correspondence and newsletters relating to the Women's Electoral Lobby (1984-1990). Of note in this collection are the 2004 Centenary booklet and the newsletter containing the Eulogy for long time President Dame Margery Corbett-Ashby.
Biographical / Historical:

The International Alliance of Women (IAW) is an international non-government organisation comprising 41 member organisations involved in the promotion of women's human rights, equality and of the empowerment of women. The IAW has general consultative status at the UN Economic and Social Council and is accredited to many specialized UN agencies. THe IAW has participatory status with the Council of Europe and is represented at the Arab League, the African Union and other international organisations. In 1902, the International Alliance of Women for Suffrage and Legal Citizenship was founded by leading American suffragists at a meeting in Washington attended by women from eleven countries. A second meeting in Berlin, in 1904 formally constituted the organisation under the name International Woman Suffrage Alliance (IWSA), which became the preeminent international women's suffrage organization. At the Congress of 1926 in Paris the name was changed to International Alliance of Women for Suffrage and Equal Citizenship. In 1946 the present name, International Alliance of Women, was adopted with the sub title Equal Rights – Equal Responsibilities. Since 1947, the IAW has had general consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, and was one of the first organizations to be granted this status.

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Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the International Alliance of Women, National Library of Australia, MS 10697, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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