Parallels and Intersections: the International Federation for Research in Women’s History in Comparative Historical Perspective: a plenary address presented at the twentieth anniversary conference, Sofia, Bulgaria, August 2007

Abstract

This article is a plenary address presented at the twentieth anniversary conference, titled ‘Women, Gender and the Cultural Production of Knowledge’, of the International Federation for Research in Women’s History (IFRWH), Sofia, Bulgaria, 8–12 August 2007. It places the IFRWH within a broad comparative historical context, namely that of the growth of civil society and of women’s international associations, networks and publications.