Feminism for the Americas: The Making of an International Human Rights Movement

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University of North Carolina Press, 2019

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The United Nations and the Global Women’s Movement: Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future

In 1975, leaders from around the world converged on Mexico City for the first-ever UN World Conference on Women–and then met three more times, including Beijing in 1995. In this exclusive report, the UN Foundation Girls & Women Strategy team charts the history, and offers lessons for the future.

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Feminism for the Americas: The Making of an International Human Rights Movement

Third World Conference on Women (Nairobi 1985)

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