{"id":17882,"date":"2023-07-12T14:57:13","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T13:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/a-historical-look-at-104-years-of-gwi\/"},"modified":"2023-07-12T14:57:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T13:57:13","slug":"a-historical-look-at-104-years-of-gwi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/a-historical-look-at-104-years-of-gwi\/","title":{"rendered":"A historical look at 104 years of GWI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv7648677138MsoNormal\"><strong>On 11 July we celebrate Graduate Women International (GWI) \u00a0and all of our achievements! \u00a0Happy Birthday to Us!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7648677138MsoNormal\">In 1919, Dean Virginia Gildersleeve, Professor Rose Sidgwick and Caroline Spurgeon came together in London with university women from Great Britian, Canada, and the United States of America to establish the International Federation of University Women (IFUW, now Graduate Women International (GWI)). They were convinced that by fostering friendship and understanding, women graduates could help prevent another catastrophe such as the World War that had just ended. It was a historic moment that marked the beginning of a movement to empower women in higher education.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7648677138MsoNormal\">We celebrate the 104th anniversary of GWI and honor the visionaries who founded this organization. Their legacy lives on, inspiring generations of women to pursue their dreams and achieve their goals.\u00a0 More than a century later, and under the new name of <em>Graduate Women International<\/em> (GWI), thousands of women graduates throughout the world share the same principles and vision that inspired those early leaders. GWI continues to advocate in favour of secondary, higher, and continuing education for women all over the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7648677138MsoNormal\"><strong>Dr. Elizabeth M.E. Poskitt<\/strong>, a former president of GWI, has preserved the history of this remarkable organization in her archives, which can be accessed <a href=\"http:\/\/on%2011%20july%20we%20celebrate%20gwi%20and%20all%20of%20our%20achievements!%20%20happy%20birthday%20to%20us!%20%20%20in%201919,%20dean%20virginia%20gildersleeve,%20professor%20rose%20sidgwick%20and%20caroline%20spurgeon%20came%20together%20in%20london%20with%20university%20women%20from%20great%20britian,%20canada,%20and%20the%20united%20states%20of%20america%20to%20establish%20the%20international%20federation%20of%20university%20women%20(ifuw,%20now%20graduate%20women%20international%20(gwi)).%20they%20were%20convinced%20that%20by%20fostering%20friendship%20and%20understanding,%20women%20graduates%20could%20help%20prevent%20another%20catastrophe%20such%20as%20the%20world%20war%20that%20had%20just%20ended.%20it%20was%20a%20historic%20moment%20that%20marked%20the%20beginning%20of%20a%20movement%20to%20empower%20women%20in%20higher%20education.%20%20%20today,%20we%20celebrate%20the%20104th%20anniversary%20of%20gwi%20and%20honor%20the%20visionaries%20who%20founded%20this%20organization.%20their%20legacy%20lives%20on,%20inspiring%20generations%20of%20women%20to%20pursue%20their%20dreams%20and%20achieve%20their%20goals.%20%20more%20than%20a%20century%20later,%20and%20under%20the%20new%20name%20of%20graduate%20women%20international%20(gwi),%20thousands%20of%20women%20graduates%20throughout%20the%20world%20share%20the%20same%20principles%20and%20vision%20that%20inspired%20those%20early%20leaders.%20gwi%20continues%20to%20advocate%20in%20favour%20of%20secondary,%20higher,%20and%20continuing%20education%20for%20women%20all%20over%20the%20world.%20%20%20dr.%20elizabeth%20m.e.%20poskitt,%20a%20former%20president%20of%20gwi,%20has%20preserved%20the%20history%20of%20this%20remarkable%20organization%20in%20her%20archives,%20which%20can%20be%20accessed%20through%20the%20link%20provided%20below.%20a%20blue%20square%20with%20white%20text%20and%20a%20blue%20and%20white%20object%20%20description%20automatically%20generatedlet%20us%20continue%20to%20build%20on%20the%20foundation%20laid%20by%20these%20trailblazers%20and%20work%20towards%20a%20future%20where%20every%20woman%20has%20the%20opportunity%20to%20excel%20in%20higher%20education.%20%20%20https\/\/graduatewomen.org\/who-we-are\/our-story\/historical-archives\/gwi-history-presentation\/\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7648677138MsoNormal\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 11 July we celebrate Graduate Women International (GWI) \u00a0and all of our achievements! \u00a0Happy Birthday to Us! 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