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Jamaican Federation Of Women
The Jamaica Federation of Women (JFW) is a Jamaican women's organization. Established in 1944, it was the first island-wide women's organization. History The JFW was founded by Lady Molly Huggins, who had come to Jamaica in 1943 as the wife of the Governor of Jamaica, John Huggins. Other founder-members included Rose Leon and Mary Morris Knibb. The federation drew on a legacy of pro-imperial white-dominated conservative women's associations, active in Jamaica from the late 19th century, Linnette Vassell, 'Voluntary Women's Associations in Jamaica: The Jamaica Federation of Women 1944-1962', unpublished MPhil thesis, University of the West Indies, 1993. Abstraconline and on the Women's Institutes of Great Britain. Its executive committee included representatives of the Women's Liberal Club, the Women's Social Service Association and the Jamaica Women's League. The JFW neutralized more Afro-centric feminism in Jamaica. It attracted a large membership, including poor rural women: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Organization
This is a list of women's organizations ordered by geography. International * Alliance of Pan American Round Tables – founded 1916 to foster women's relationships throughout the Americas * Arab Feminist Union – founded 1945 * Associated Country Women of the World – international organisation formed in 1933 * Associations of Junior Leagues International – Women's development organization * Beta Sigma Phi – founded 1931 * Communist Women's International (1920–30) – established to advance communist ideas among women * Council of Women World Leaders – Membership of nearly all the world's current and former women presidents and prime ministers * Ellevate Network – Global professional network dedicated to closing the gender achievement gap (founded 1997) * Equality Now – founded in 1992 to ensure gender equality and an end to violence against women * Every Woman Foundation – celebrating International Women's Day * Graduate Women International – Organized to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Molly Huggins
Molly, Lady Huggins, ''née'' Green (1907 – 11 September 1981) was a British activist and philanthropist.'Lady Huggins', '' The Times'', 16 September 1981, p. 12. Life Molly Huggins was born Molly Green in Singapore in 1907, the daughter of a colonial resident in Malaya. Partly brought up by maiden aunts in Scotland,Tara ZinkinJolly Molly ''The Spectator'', 15 December 1967, p. 18. she was educated at Roedean School. Early in her career, Huggins worked as a secretary for a doctor in London. She had 'great fun' breaking the General Strike of 1926, and had several relationships before marrying Sir John Huggins, sixteen years her senior, in Kuala Lumpur in 1929. The couple had three daughters, including the fashion journalist Cherry Hambro. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |