Guide to the Records of the International Alliance of Women
MS 10697
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Created: April 2023
Collection Summary
- Creator
- International Alliance of Women
- Title
- Records of the International Alliance of Women
- Date Range
- 1981 - 2022
- Collection Number
- MS 10697
- Extent
- 1.08 metres (7 ms boxes + 6 colour photographs + 2 digital carriers + 1 audiovisual carrier)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Manuscripts)
Introduction
Content Description
This collection comprises records of the International Alliance of Women spanning 1981-2022 collected by Patricia Richardson. There are papers, programs, travel documents and photographs relating to congresses and international meetings. Correspondence relates to Richardson's role as the membership secretary (1996-2018) and board member. The collection includes electronic copies of the organisation's journal as well as files with correspondence and newsletters relating to the Women's Electoral Lobby (1984-1990). Of note in this collection are the 2004 Centenary booklet and the newsletter containing the Eulogy for long time President Dame Margery Corbett-Ashby.
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Preferred Citation
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the International Alliance of Women, National Library of Australia, MS 10697, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Finding Aid Source
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Biographical / Historical
The International Alliance of Women (IAW) is an international non-government organisation comprising 41 member organisations involved in the promotion of women's human rights, equality and of the empowerment of women. The IAW has general consultative status at the UN Economic and Social Council and is accredited to many specialized UN agencies. THe IAW has participatory status with the Council of Europe and is represented at the Arab League, the African Union and other international organisations. In 1902, the International Alliance of Women for Suffrage and Legal Citizenship was founded by leading American suffragists at a meeting in Washington attended by women from eleven countries. A second meeting in Berlin, in 1904 formally constituted the organisation under the name International Woman Suffrage Alliance (IWSA), which became the preeminent international women's suffrage organization. At the Congress of 1926 in Paris the name was changed to International Alliance of Women for Suffrage and Equal Citizenship. In 1946 the present name, International Alliance of Women, was adopted with the sub title Equal Rights – Equal Responsibilities. Since 1947, the IAW has had general consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, and was one of the first organizations to be granted this status.
Item Descriptions
Class 1. Consignment received May 2022 - Box 1 (MS 10697)
This collection comprises records of the International Alliance of Women collected by Patricia Richardson. The papers span the years 1981-2022 and include programs, travel documents and photographs relating to congresses and international meetings. Correspondence relates to Richardson's role as the membership secretary (1996-2018) and board member. The collection includes electronic copies of the organisation's journal The International Women's News and samples of email as well as files with correspondence and newsletters relating to the Women's Electoral Lobby (1984-1990). Of note in this collection are the 2004 Centenary booklet and the newsletter containing the Eulogy for long time President Dame Margery Corbett-Ashby.
Constitution: revised 1989, 1988 - 1989 (File 1) - Box 1 (MS 10697)
Also International Alliance of women name badge.
Conference and meeting papers, 1987 - 1988 (File 2) - Box 1 (MS 10697)
Includes papers, documents, meeting agendas, seminars held in Strausberg, France, Symposium in Barcelona, reports delivered in Frieburg, Germany.
Correspondence, newsletters relating to the Women's Electoral Lobby, 1984 - 1990 (File 3) - Box 1 (MS 10697)
Womens International News, Papau New Guinea regional workshop booklet.
Congress papers from Helsing, Finland and Athens, 1982 - 1983 (File 4) - Box 1 (MS 10697)
List of participants, minutes, report, booklets, photocopies of Pat Richardson's diary.
Women's Electoral Lobby and International Alliance of Women Congress, 1989 - 1990 (File 5) - Box 1 (MS 10697)
Bulletin, International Alliance of women draft programme for congress, notes of thanks, president's letters to members.
Correspondence (International Alliance of Women) Part 2, 1991 - 1993 (File 6) - Box 1 (MS 10697)
Letters in response to International Alliance of women mailout, copies of Civil and political rights commissioner questionnaire, newsletter, Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women conference report.
Correspondence (International Alliance of women) Part 1, 1990 - 1991 (File 7) - Box 1 (MS 10697)
Letters, agendas, minutes.
Board meeting at the Hague, 2008 (File 8) - Box 2 (MS 10697)
London International Alliance of women afternoon tea, Queenie research.
International Board at Heiden Switzerland, 2009 (File 9) - Box 2 (MS 10697)
Minutes, board and international meeting.
International Board at Heiden Switzerland, 2009 (File 10) - Box 2 (MS 10697)
Heiden Board of Directors (Copy of International Women's News).
International Board at Heiden Switzerland, 2009 (File 11) - Box 2 (MS 10697)
Swiss Itinerary 10 June to 20 June.
Congress at Johannesburg South Africa, 2010 (File 12) - Box 2 (MS 10697)
Photographs, reports, agenda.
International Board in Melbourne, 2012 (File 14) - Box 2 (MS 10697)
Includes ephemera and invitation to meeting.
Enewsletters, various, 2013 - 2019 (File 15) - Box 3 (MS 10697)
Printouts of International Alliance of women and electronic copies of the organisation's journal and samples of email on a USB.
Cyprus Congress, 2016 - 2017 (File 17) - Box 3 (MS 10697)
Report to the board, email printouts, handwritten notes.
Berlin Board meeting. Folder 1, 2017 - 2020 (File 18) - Box 3 (MS 10697)
International Alliance of Women New board (2017-2020) and Berlin board October (2018) Administration January (2018).
London Congress. Folder 1, 2013 (File 24) - Box 4 (MS 10697)
Reports. 8th to 12 September. Write up in International Women's News volume 108 number 3
London Congress. Folder 2, 2013 (File 25) - Box 4 (MS 10697)
Includes holiday epherema. 8th to 24th September.
Sion, Switzerland. Board meeting, 2014 (File 26) - Box 4 (MS 10697)
Folder 1 and 2. Booklet for International Alliance of Women board meeting, Reports from representatives United Nations and administration.
Paris. International meeting. Folder 1, 2015 (File 28) - Box 4 (MS 10697)
International Alliance of women final reports for Paris October.
Paris. International meeting. Folder 3, 2015 (File 30) - Box 4 (MS 10697)
International Alliance of women papers meeting.
Berlin Centenary Congress and Freiburg. September, 2004 (File 31) - Box 5 (MS 10697)
Reports for board meeting Berlin, Centenary booklet, new constitution, International Women's News.
Burkina Faso, 2005 (File 32) - Box 5 (MS 10697)
October-November Board meeting agenda, emails, reports.
Miscellaneous papers. Folder 1, 2005 - 2008 (File 35) - Box 5 (MS 10697)
Includes International Alliance of women newsletter, The equal sharing of responsibility of women and men, including caregivers in the context of HIV/AIDS: report of the Expert Group Meeting.
Miscellaneous papers. Folder 2, 2006 - 2008 (File 36) - Box 5 (MS 10697)
International Alliance of women newsletter, Women's Electoral Lobby Informated: Women's Electoral Lobby NSW newsletter
Calcutta Congress attended by Pat Richardson, 1996 (File 37) - Box 5 (MS 10697)
Pat Giles became the International Alliance of women President, a position she held till the International Alliance of women Centenary in 2004, Patricia Richardson became the International Alliance of women membership Secretary.
Paris Board meeting. Folder 1, 1997 (File 38) - Box 6 (MS 10697)
Attended by Pat Richardson, arranged by Council of l'Alliance internationale des femmes Madame Mirot.
Paris Board meeting. Folder 2, 1997 (File 39) - Box 6 (MS 10697)
Attended by Pat Richardson, arranged by Council of l'Alliance internationale des femmes Madame Mirot.
Malmo Sweden meeting, 1998 (File 40) - Box 6 (MS 10697)
International meeting attended by Pat Richardson, where it was decided to producea regular electronic newsletter with editor Joke Sebus, The Netherlands.
Tel Aviv, Israel board meeting, 2000 (File 43) - Box 6 (MS 10697)
Attended by Pat Richardson, and other members who just made the quorum; war had broken out and various governments urged members not to go.
Vienna meeting and the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women conference. Folder 1, 2001 (File 44) - Box 6 (MS 10697)
Conference in Odense Denmark run by the Danish society, attended by conference attended by Pat Richardson.
Vienna meeting and the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women conference. Folder 2, 2001 (File 45) - Box 6 (MS 10697)
Conference in Odense Denmark run by the Danish society, attended by conference attended by Pat Richardson.
Eulogy for Dame Margery Corbett-Ashby, 1981 (File 46) - Box 7 (MS 10697)
Longtime President of the International Alliance of women and her Memorial service in Westminster Abbey.
Congress in Finland, 1982 - 1983 (File 47) - Box 7 (MS 10697)
Executive board correspondence to and from Patricia Richardson
Board meeting in Athens in May, 1983 (File 48) - Box 7 (MS 10697)
Patricia Richardson met up with Miss Edith Hedger and Laurel Casinader, both very elderly International Alliance of women stalwarts and Life members. Includes photocopies of Richardson's diary.
International Board meeting London, 1984 - 1985 (File 50) - Box 7 (MS 10697)
Includes aerogram sent by Edith Hedger to Patricia Richardson detailing what transpired. This was then sent on to Women's Electoral Lobby to get itpublished in their various journals.
Various meeting and congress papers, 1986 - 2022 (File 52) - Box 7 (MS 10697)
Includes papers from the Mauritius Congress Melbourne Congess and printout of the International Alliance of Women's electronic newsletter.