Women's Joint Congressional Committee
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The Women's Joint Congressional Committee was an American coalition of existing women's rights organizations formed after women gained the right to vote in 1920, with the aim of coordinating lobbying around women's issues at the national level.
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Formation | 20th century |
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Dissolved | 1970 (54 years ago) (1970) |
Type | Political |
Purpose | Women's rights |
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Affiliations | League of Women Voters National Consumers' League Women's Trade Union League |
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Active from 1920 to 1930, this umbrella organization included the League of Women Voters, the Women's Trade Union League, and the National Consumers' League, eventually coming to represent 12 million women.[1]