Bund Deutscher Frauenvereine

The Bund Deutscher Frauenvereine (Federation of German Women's Associations) (BDF) was founded on 28/29 March 1894 as umbrella organization of the women's civil rights feminist movement and existed until the Nazi seizure of power in 1933.^[1]

Its creation was inspired by the founding of the World's Congress of Representative Women meeting on the occasion of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Several women from Germany attended this event: Anna Simson, Hanna Bieber-Böhm, Auguste Förster, Käthe Schirmacher. They took the example of the American National Council of Women as a model for the BDF. The International Council of Women also played a role in strengthening the co-operation between the NCW and the BDF.^[2]

^ Guido, Diane J. (2010). The German League for the Prevention of Women's Emancipation: Antifeminism in Germany, 1912-1920. New York: Peter Lang Publishing. pp. 1–11. ISBN 9781433107849.
^ Adam, Thomas (2005). Germany and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History : a Multidisciplinary Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781851096282. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

[GLPWE-1] Guido, Diane J. (2010). The German League for the Prevention of Women's Emancipation: Antifeminism in Germany, 1912-1920. New York: Peter Lang Publishing. pp. 1–11. ISBN 9781433107849.

[Adam-2] Adam, Thomas (2005). Germany and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History : a Multidisciplinary Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781851096282. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

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