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112:, suggests that the "30 US women's groups that formed the Women United for United Nations (WUUN) waged a 'patriotic' defense of 'collective security,' standing against pacifist and peace groups that campaigned against war and armament," and places WUUN in the context of groups such as the (CIA-funded) 41:
bulletin, promoting U.N stories to the press and also producing catalogs of U.N. themed documentary films. The organisation established an Information Center for the U.N. in New York in conjunction with the
46:. WUUN also worked at the community level by organising discussions, providing speakers for local events, and producing educational resources. WUUN is seen as an instrumental part of the foundation of the 47: 226:"Frustrated Peace: Investigatory Activities by the Commission of the Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF) in North Korea during the Korean War" 113: 116:, which was established, according to Professor Helen Laville, as "a direct response to the Soviet peace campaign and the activities of the WIDF". 486: 54: 19:(WUUN) was an organisation established in January 1947 that worked to increase public awareness of and interest in the relatively newly formed 350: 43: 491: 206: 74: 230: 308: 392: 82: 50:, gaining acceptance for the project and using its network to raise funds by putting up greeting cards for sale. 324: 292: 411:"A Woman's Place is in the Cold War": American Women's Organizations and International Relations 1945-1965 184: 132: 434:"Women United for the United Nations: US women advocating for collective security in the cold war" 155: 66: 433: 62: 284: 384: 288: 239: 37:
WUUN acted as a self-appointed public relations agency for the U.N., publishing a monthly
8: 120: 101: 109: 95: 409: 465: 457: 388: 304: 251: 243: 162:. Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Harvard Radcliffe Institute 90: 449: 380: 225: 86: 31: 27: 93:. WUUN sent their report to women's organizations and major newspapers such as 20: 469: 453: 255: 480: 461: 285:"6. The Committee of Correspondence—CIA Funding of Women's Groups, 1952-1967" 247: 30:, by 30 representatives of women's organisations which had UN accreditation. 268: 300: 156:"[FAS] History 13b: The History of International Organizations" 78: 70: 445: 377:
Among Women across Worlds: North Korea in the Global Cold War
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United Nations International Children's Emergency Relief Fund
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Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
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was a founder and also acted as WUUN's chairperson.
478: 331:. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 150: 148: 379:. Cornell University Press. pp. 78–79. 85:widely disseminated WUUN's critique through 55:Women's International Democratic Federation 53:In 1951, WUUN issued a report opposed to a 44:American Association for the United Nations 145: 431: 108:Suzy Kim, Professor of Korean History at 407: 297:Eternal Vigilance?: 50 Years of the CIA 282: 479: 385:10.7591/cornell/9781501767302.001.0001 231:Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies 179: 177: 487:International women's organizations 374: 223: 13: 425: 351:"Provost: Professor Helen Laville" 14: 503: 492:Organizations established in 1947 174: 83:United States Department of State 119:The WUUN archive is held at the 39:U.N. News for Women Broadcasters 17:Women United for United Nations 401: 375:Kim, Suzy (15 February 2023). 368: 343: 317: 276: 217: 199: 26:WUUN was formed, according to 1: 238:(1). Durham, North Carolina: 138: 432:De Forest, Jennifer (2005). 7: 408:Laville, Helen (May 1998). 329:School of Arts and Sciences 325:"Faculty Profile: Suzy Kim" 126: 114:Committee of Correspondence 10: 508: 355:Kingston University London 224:Kim, Taewoo (April 2020). 454:10.1080/09612020500200420 133:Liberal internationalism 283:Laville, Helen (1997). 272:(subscription required) 67:United States Air Force 61:," which described the 438:Women's History Review 289:Jeffreys-Jones, Rhodri 267: – via  240:Duke University Press 75:United Nations Forces 293:Andrew, Christopher 102:The Washington Post 65:carried out by the 213:. 21 January 1948. 211:The New York Times 110:Rutgers University 96:The New York Times 310:978-0-7146-4807-1 187:. Harvard Library 91:Radio Free Europe 73:committed by the 499: 473: 419: 418: 416: 405: 399: 398: 372: 366: 365: 363: 361: 347: 341: 340: 338: 336: 321: 315: 314: 280: 274: 273: 266: 264: 262: 221: 215: 214: 203: 197: 196: 194: 192: 181: 172: 171: 169: 167: 152: 507: 506: 502: 501: 500: 498: 497: 496: 477: 476: 428: 426:Further reading 423: 422: 414: 406: 402: 395: 373: 369: 359: 357: 349: 348: 344: 334: 332: 323: 322: 318: 311: 303:. p. 108. 281: 277: 271: 260: 258: 222: 218: 205: 204: 200: 190: 188: 183: 182: 175: 165: 163: 160:Research Guides 154: 153: 146: 141: 129: 87:Radio Free Asia 32:Rose P. Parsons 28:Harvard Library 12: 11: 5: 505: 495: 494: 489: 475: 474: 427: 424: 421: 420: 400: 393: 367: 342: 316: 309: 299:. London, UK: 275: 216: 198: 173: 143: 142: 140: 137: 136: 135: 128: 125: 21:United Nations 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 504: 493: 490: 488: 485: 484: 482: 471: 467: 463: 459: 455: 451: 447: 443: 439: 435: 430: 429: 413: 412: 404: 396: 394:9781501767319 390: 386: 382: 378: 371: 356: 352: 346: 330: 326: 320: 312: 306: 302: 298: 294: 290: 286: 279: 270: 257: 253: 249: 245: 242:: 83–84, 91. 241: 237: 233: 232: 227: 220: 212: 208: 202: 186: 180: 178: 161: 157: 151: 149: 144: 134: 131: 130: 124: 122: 117: 115: 111: 106: 104: 103: 98: 97: 92: 88: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 63:bombing raids 60: 56: 51: 49: 45: 40: 35: 33: 29: 24: 22: 18: 441: 437: 410: 403: 376: 370: 358:. Retrieved 354: 345: 333:. Retrieved 328: 319: 296: 278: 269:Project MUSE 259:. Retrieved 235: 229: 219: 210: 201: 189:. Retrieved 164:. Retrieved 159: 118: 107: 100: 94: 58: 52: 38: 36: 25: 16: 15: 360:11 November 335:11 November 191:10 November 166:10 November 481:Categories 470:4901613407 301:Frank Cass 261:2 November 256:8603189473 139:References 79:Korean War 71:war crimes 462:0961-2025 448:: 61–74. 446:Routledge 248:1598-2661 59:We Accuse 57:report, " 295:(eds.). 127:See also 23:(U.N.). 77:in the 468:  460:  391:  307:  254:  246:  81:. The 444:(1). 415:(PDF) 287:. In 466:OCLC 458:ISSN 389:ISBN 362:2023 337:2023 305:ISBN 263:2023 252:OCLC 244:ISSN 193:2023 168:2023 99:and 89:and 69:and 450:doi 381:doi 483:: 464:. 456:. 442:14 440:. 436:. 387:. 353:. 327:. 291:; 250:. 236:20 234:. 228:. 209:. 176:^ 158:. 147:^ 123:. 105:. 472:. 452:: 397:. 383:: 364:. 339:. 313:. 265:. 195:. 170:.

Index

United Nations
Harvard Library
Rose P. Parsons
American Association for the United Nations
United Nations International Children's Emergency Relief Fund
Women's International Democratic Federation
bombing raids
United States Air Force
war crimes
United Nations Forces
Korean War
United States Department of State
Radio Free Asia
Radio Free Europe
The New York Times
The Washington Post
Rutgers University
Committee of Correspondence
Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
Liberal internationalism


"[FAS] History 13b: The History of International Organizations"


"Records of Women United for United Nations, 1946-1978"
"THE UNITED NATIONS OPENS AN INFORMATION CENTER HERE"
"Frustrated Peace: Investigatory Activities by the Commission of the Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF) in North Korea during the Korean War"
Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies
Duke University Press

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