Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

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feminist organization international organization non-governmental organization peace organization women's organization

The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom is a historic feminist peace organization, founded during World War I, that advocates for disarmament, human rights, and social justice worldwide.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	feminist organization → international organization → non-governmental organization → peace organization → women's organization →
countryOfOrigin	Netherlands →
focusesOn	intersection of gender and militarism → women, peace and security agenda →
founded	1915 →
foundedAt	The Hague →
foundedBy	Aletta Jacobs → Chrystal Macmillan → Emily Greene Balch → Jane Addams → Lida Gustava Heymann → Rosika Schwimmer →
foundedInPeriod	World War I →
hasAbbreviation	WILPF →
hasConsultativeStatus	UNESCO → United Nations Economic and Social Council →
hasFormerName	International Committee of Women for Permanent Peace →
hasHeadquartersLocation	Geneva → Switzerland →
hasIdeology	anti-militarism → feminism → pacifism →
hasLanguage	English → French → Spanish →
hasNotableMember	Bertha von Suttner → Emily Greene Balch → Helena Swanwick → Jane Addams → Vida Goldstein →
hasPurpose	disarmament → human rights → peace → social justice → women's rights →
hasScope	worldwide →
opposes	militarism → war →
participatesIn	United Nations disarmament forums →
worksOn	arms trade regulation → conflict prevention → gender equality in peace processes → implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 → nuclear disarmament → peacebuilding →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Crystal Eastman ("Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (U.S. section)") → Jane Addams →	coFounded
Ava Helen Pauling ("Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom") →	associatedWith
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom ("WILPF") →	hasAbbreviation
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom ("International Committee of Women for Permanent Peace") →	hasFormerName