mnsss329 Inter-American Commission of Women Records, 1928-1976 Finding Aid Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College
Northampton, MA
© 2005

Smith College. All rights reserved.

 Finding aid exported into EAD from InMagic DB/Textworks 7.01. Encoded by Margaret Jessup and Jennifer Smar. 2006-04-07 Finding aid written in English. Sophia Smith CollectionSmith College Inter-American Commission of Women Records, 1928-1976 Finding Aid MS 312 2005 Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

© 2005 Smith College. All rights reserved.

 Collection Overview Inter-American Commission of Women Inter-American Commission of Women Records1928-1976 MS 312 3 boxes (1.25 linear ft.) English Spanish Sophia Smith Collection
Smith College Northampton, MA
International women's organization. Records bulletins and reports (many in Spanish) pertaining to conferences and assemblies of the Women's Consultative Committee to the League of Nations. Also included are reports of the 7th and 8th International Conferences of American States, some biographical material and a photograph album of the 11th Assembly. Historical Note

In 1928, the Inter-American Commission of Women (IACW) was established to study the civil and political status of women in the Americas. Don Stevens was appointed first chairman of the Commission of 21 members, one from each country in North, Central, and South America.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Inter-American Commission of Women Records include correspondence, brochures, pamphlets, clippings, reports, bulletins, and resolutions. Bulletins and reports (many in Spanish) pertain to conferences and assemblies of the Women's Consultative Committee to the League of Nations. Also included are biographical sketches of Doris Stevens, first head of the IACW; a photograph album of the 11th Assembly; and reports of the 7th and 8th International Conferences of American States.

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Inter-American Commission of Women Records, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

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