“The Papers of Agnes Maude Royden”. Archives Hub: London Metropolitan University: Women’s Library.
Women's International Congress
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Friends, Associates | Maude Royden | Courtney
and Royden served together as executive members of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS)
, of which in 1911 Courtney became secretary. They also worked together as vice-chairs for the Women's International League (WIL) |
| Occupation | Maude Royden | Though she had not attended the Women's International Congress
because of prohibitions on travel in the North Sea, MR
became the vice-president of the Women's International League (WIL)
. |
| politics | Eva Gore-Booth | EGB
and Esther Roper
were among the organisers of the Women's International Congress
held at The Hague. At about the same time they became speakers for the No-Conscription Fellowship
. Lewis, Gifford. Eva Gore-Booth and Esther Roper: A Biography. Pandora Press, 1988. 163-5 |
| politics | Maude Royden | Through her anti-war activities, MR
became involved with the Women's International League (WIL)
, a pacifist organisation founded by British women who had attended the Women's International Congress
in Amsterdam in 1915. Back in England... |
Timeline
28 June 1899
Caroline Lindsay
read her pamphletThe Art of Poetry with Regard to Women Writers to the Women's International Congress
for their literary meeting.