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Women’s Activism and “Second Wave” Feminism, 2017
In 1975, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed International Women's Year. With the prod... more In 1975, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed International Women's Year. With the prodding of non-governmental organizations, and facilitated by the Commission on the Status of Women, the un sponsored three World Conferences on Women during the Decade for Women, 1976-1985. Held in Mexico City (1975, Copenhagen (1980), and Nairobi (1985), these unprecedented gatherings on gender justice brought together feminists from all over the world. 1 The conferences were each in fact two concurrent events: the first formal and official meeting was attended by government-appointed delegations, and the second meeting, referred to as the Tribune, was open to ngos. The emerging scholarship on the meetings, however, brings to light some of the imperfect relations at the conferences, where the question of how to achieve gender equality was hotly contested both within and between nations, and the International Women's Year (iwy) themes of "Equality, Development, and Peace" were differently prioritized and understood among attendees.
Scholars and observers have commonly portrayed the 1960s and 1970s as decades of intense politica... more Scholars and observers have commonly portrayed the 1960s and 1970s as decades of intense political activity. In Montreal, the Québec neo-nationalist movement, the women's liberation movement and the "Black Renaissance" exemplified the heightened atmosphere of contestation reigning in the city. 1 How did Montreal's English-speaking African Canadian women fit into this matrix of activism, specifically the resurgence of feminist activism in the 1960s and 1970s? The answer lies outside traditional analyses of the "second-wave" feminist movement where only autonomous women's organisations have been studied. As we will see, black women were involved in multiple political groups during this period, from black women's organisations, to male-dominated black groups, to mixed-raced, women-only settings. 2 By drawing upon the work of critical race and feminist scholars, this article also argues for the importance of transnational analyses in understanding the multi-faceted nature of black women's political activity. 3
Histoire Sociale Social History, 2013
Urban History Review, 2009
Revue d'histoire de l'Amérique française, 2000
Revue d'histoire de l'Amérique française, 2000
... GAGNON, Robert et Natasha ZWARICH, « Les ingénieurs sanitaires à Montréal, 1870-1945 : lieux ... more ... GAGNON, Robert et Natasha ZWARICH, « Les ingénieurs sanitaires à Montréal, 1870-1945 : lieux de formation et exercice de la ... Lebel, Louis, « La Commission Castonguay-Nepveu : recours à la pensée scientifique et négociations fédérales-provinciales sur le partage des ...
Women’s Activism and “Second Wave” Feminism, 2017
In 1975, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed International Women's Year. With the prod... more In 1975, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed International Women's Year. With the prodding of non-governmental organizations, and facilitated by the Commission on the Status of Women, the un sponsored three World Conferences on Women during the Decade for Women, 1976-1985. Held in Mexico City (1975, Copenhagen (1980), and Nairobi (1985), these unprecedented gatherings on gender justice brought together feminists from all over the world. 1 The conferences were each in fact two concurrent events: the first formal and official meeting was attended by government-appointed delegations, and the second meeting, referred to as the Tribune, was open to ngos. The emerging scholarship on the meetings, however, brings to light some of the imperfect relations at the conferences, where the question of how to achieve gender equality was hotly contested both within and between nations, and the International Women's Year (iwy) themes of "Equality, Development, and Peace" were differently prioritized and understood among attendees.
Scholars and observers have commonly portrayed the 1960s and 1970s as decades of intense politica... more Scholars and observers have commonly portrayed the 1960s and 1970s as decades of intense political activity. In Montreal, the Québec neo-nationalist movement, the women's liberation movement and the "Black Renaissance" exemplified the heightened atmosphere of contestation reigning in the city. 1 How did Montreal's English-speaking African Canadian women fit into this matrix of activism, specifically the resurgence of feminist activism in the 1960s and 1970s? The answer lies outside traditional analyses of the "second-wave" feminist movement where only autonomous women's organisations have been studied. As we will see, black women were involved in multiple political groups during this period, from black women's organisations, to male-dominated black groups, to mixed-raced, women-only settings. 2 By drawing upon the work of critical race and feminist scholars, this article also argues for the importance of transnational analyses in understanding the multi-faceted nature of black women's political activity. 3
Histoire Sociale Social History, 2013
Urban History Review, 2009
Revue d'histoire de l'Amérique française, 2000
Revue d'histoire de l'Amérique française, 2000
... GAGNON, Robert et Natasha ZWARICH, « Les ingénieurs sanitaires à Montréal, 1870-1945 : lieux ... more ... GAGNON, Robert et Natasha ZWARICH, « Les ingénieurs sanitaires à Montréal, 1870-1945 : lieux de formation et exercice de la ... Lebel, Louis, « La Commission Castonguay-Nepveu : recours à la pensée scientifique et négociations fédérales-provinciales sur le partage des ...