International League of Iberian and Latin American Women
International League of Iberian and Latin American Women (Liga Internacional de Mujeres Ibéricas e Hispanoamericanas) is an international organization of Latin American and Iberian women founded in 1921 by liberal feminists from both regions.
Early on the league was led by
Elena Arizmendi Mejia was the founding vice president. During the 1920s, national chapters emerged.[1] An influential chapter was founded by Georgina Fletcher
in Colombia.
The league served as a national alternative to the US-dominated
Pan-American Union into the 1930s.[2]
In 1931, The Nicaraguan Feminist League was founded, as an affiliate of the International League, its first President being Doña
Union of American Women
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-514890-9.
- ISBN 978-1-135-19777-3.
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