An article in The Guardian explores the Women’s Congress of 1915, when over 1000 female activists convened at the Hague to push for peace and women’s rights.
From the article: “The congress sowed the seeds for the creation of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), which this week marks its centenary with a return to the city.
“The three-day conference will celebrate the work of female peacemakers globally and has the bold aim of formulating a new peace agenda for the next 100 years.”
Read the full article in The Guardian here.
Read an article in History Today on the Women’s Congress of 1915.
Posted by: Éadaoin Hegarty, Centenary News