Congress of American Women

The Congress of American Women was an American women's rights organization. It was founded in New York on March 8 (International Women's Day) 1946 following a 1945 feminist conference in Paris. Its primary organizer was Elinor S. Gimbel (wife of Louis S. Gimbel, Jr., grandson of Adam Gimbel of Gimbels department store[1]). It was affiliated with the Soviet sponsored organization Women's International Democratic Federation. In 1948 the organization was accused of being a communist front organization by the House Un-American Activities Committee and was forced to register as a "subversive" organization. The organization was finally dissolved in 1950. Among its members were anthropologist Gene Weltfish, aviator Jacqueline Cochran, educator Charlotte Hawkins Brown, and author and artist Muriel Draper.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Louis S. Gimbel, Jr". Arlington National Cemetery. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Laville 2002, p. 112.
  3. ↑ Weigand 2001, p. ix.

Works cited

  • Laville, Helen (2002). Cold War women: the international activities of American women's organisations. Manchester University Press.
  • Weigand, Kate (2001). Red Feminism: American Communism and the Making of Women's Liberation. Johns Hopkins University Press.
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