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Continuity, Memory, and the Cold War

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Science, Gender, and Internationalism

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The development of the atom bomb and its detonation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki changed both the landscape of science and the fabric of international organizations forever. When the United Nations was founded in summer 1945, a new era began for the IFUW, which was granted permanent observer status in all UN bodies and an advisory role in UNESCO.1 This new international framework transformed the IFUW: previously limited mainly to the North Atlantic sphere, the women’s network now assumed global dimensions. By 1968, the number of nations it represented had grown to 50, including states from all continents. Associations of university women formed in Bolivia and Chile; in Thailand, Japan, and Korea; in Pakistan, Indonesia, and Burma; in Egypt, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Kenya, and Nigeria; in Iran and Turkey. The federation’s focus shifted to postcolonial problems, poverty, and human rights, with a high priority on promoting educational opportunities for girls. From the mid-1950s onward, less and less significance accrued to professional, and especially research, opportunities for female graduates in Europe.2

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von Oertzen, C. (2012). Continuity, Memory, and the Cold War. In: Science, Gender, and Internationalism. Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137438904_8

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