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History The International Federation for Research
in Women's History-Federation Internationale Pour la Recherche en Histoire des Femmes was founded in April 1987. The
first meeting of national committee representatives was held in 1989, in Bellagio, Italy, with the assistance of the Rockefeller
Foundation. The inaugural officers of the IFRWH/FIRHF were: President - Ida Blom of the University of Bergen, Norway; Vice-president
- Ruth Roach Pierson of the University of Toronto, Canada; and Secretary-treasurer - Karen Offen of Stanford University, USA.
Aim The Aim of IFRWH/FIRHF is to encourage
and coordinate research in all aspects of women's history at the international level, by promoting exchange of information
and publication and by arranging and assisting in arranging large-scale international conferences as well as more restricted
and specialized meetings. National Committees serve as liaison between communities of researchers and the Federation.
Membership Membership in IFRWH/FIRHF
is primarily by affiliation of national committees of researchers in the field of women's history. There is also an
affiliated organisation membership. Individuals can also become corresponding members. For more information on
membership contact a member of the Board.
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