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Bubbers, Elisabeth Anna (2017)

The Work of International Women's Groups at the League of Nations and the Pan-American Union, 1919 - 1939

Master thesis | International Relations (MA)

This research argues that the endeavours in favour of women’s rights at the international level are of great importance. Many battles of the international women’s organisations were fought at the League of Nations. However, this research aims to show that the League of Nations spent little effort to support women's rights relative to certain regional organizations. Indeed, as argued by many critical scholars, the field of International Relations often lacks a regional point of view, one that challenges the conception that the West is the only legitimate point of view (Acharya 648). As such, this research argues that the international organisation that was most vital to the promotion of equal rights for women was in fact a regional one; the Pan-American Union.

International Women's Groups

League of Nations

Pan-American Union

Women's rights

Author

Bubbers, Elisabeth Anna

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

MA International Studies

Supervisors

O'Malley, A.

ECTS Credits

10

Language

en