International Federation of University Women
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International Federation of University Women (IFUW) is an international organization that was founded in 1919 to promote women's education.
The organization was founded by Virginia Gildersleeve
, Caroline Spurgeon
and Rose Sidgwick.
The IFWU has 79 national affiliates and has consultative status with the United Nations.
The organization was founded by Virginia Gildersleeve
Virginia Gildersleeve
Virginia Crocheron Gildersleeve was an American academic, the long-time Dean of Barnard College, and the sole female US delegate to the April 1945 San Francisco United Nations Conference on International Organization, which negotiated the UN Charter and created the United...
, Caroline Spurgeon
Caroline Spurgeon
Caroline Frances Eleanor Spurgeon was an English literary critic. She was educated at Cheltenham Ladies' College, Dresden and at King's College London and University College London.-Life:...
and Rose Sidgwick.
The IFWU has 79 national affiliates and has consultative status with the United Nations.