W3VL: Women's History Logo Associations and Societies



Specialized Associations and Societies
International Associations and Societies


    Specialized Associations and Societies
    International Associations and Societies
    • AOIFE The Association of Institutions for Feminist Education and Research in Europe is a European association for Women's Studies based on institutional membership. It links institutions dedicated to initiating and supporting feminist education and research in Europe.
    • ATGENDER, the European Association for Gender Research, Education and Documentation "Networking is ATGENDER’s main project" and "Sending out regular newsletters is but one of the good practices of ATHENA that ATGENDER will continue".
    • European Social Science History Conference Networks Family and Demography, Sexuality, Women and Gender, among other networks.
    • International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM) website See Resources for many links to online materials about individual historical women musicians, special articles, historical surveys, collections and databases
    • International Federation for Research in Women's History IFRWH = Fédération Internationale pour la Recherche en Histoire des Femmes Information about the Federation, conference announcements, online newsletter, draft papers presented at the Sydney conference (June 2005).
    • International Joan of Arc Society (Société Internationale de l'étude de Jeanne d'Arc) is a WWW repository of scholarly and pedagogic information about Joan of Arc collected by faculty, independent scholars, and students. The site features texts related to Joan of Arc, a discussion list, a bibliography, maps, a catalogue of Joan-of-Arc films, pedagogic resources and links to related websites.
    • Kapralova Society A non-profit arts organization based in Toronto, Canada. Its mission is to promote interest in Czech composer Vitezslava Kapralova and other women in music through education, research, and special projects, in collaboration with other organizations. The website contains many resources, including lists of women composers and conductors, and links to other relevant sites.
    • Rural Women's Studies Association An international association for the advancement and promotion of farm and rural women's gender studies in historical perspective.
    • Scholars of Single Women Network Website of a network "for everyone interested in scholarship on single women (any area, any time period)". Resources include syllabi, abstracts, and links.
    • SIEFAR: Société Internationale pour l'Etude des Femmes de l'Ancien Régime Société Internationale pour l'Etude des Femmes de l'Ancien Régime. The Association is devoted to French women's history from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution. Besides information on SIEFAR's mission and activities, its website offers news on events and new publications, a directory of researchers, a biographical dictionary with home made entries and entries taken from other historical dictionaries, and a list of researchers and their publications.
    • WISE Women's International Studies Europe European association for individuals and institutions involved in women's studies. The website contains general information about WISE activities, the European Journal of Women's Studies, the WISE-L discussion list, and a fundraising guide.



    Last updated 24 November 2009