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, social worker Mary van Kleeck, educator Charlotte Hawkins Brown, and author and artist Muriel Draper.[2][3] Actress Jean Muir was briefly a member.[4]

References
  1. "Louis S. Gimbel, Jr". Arlington National Cemetery. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  2. Laville 2002, p. 112.
  3. Weigand 2001, p. ix.
  4. "Jean Muir". The Los Angeles Times. 1996-07-26. p. 24. Retrieved 2019-01-17.

Works cited
  • Laville, Helen (2002). Cold War women: the international activities of American women's organisations. Manchester University Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Weigand, Kate (2001). Red Feminism: American Communism and the Making of Women's Liberation. Johns Hopkins University Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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