Karen Garner. Shaping a Global Women’s Agenda: Women’s NGOs and Global Governance, 1925–1985

Karen Garner’s book “Shaping a Global Women’s Agenda: Women’s NGOs and Global Governance, 1925–85” offers a comprehensive history of Western liberal feminist organizations that played a pivotal role in global governance from the interwar period through the UN Decade for Women. It highlights the tensions between liberal feminism and essentialism, detailing the strategic evolution of women’s NGOs and their contributions to global governance amidst personal and organizational struggles. The work emphasizes the need to document feminist history to connect contemporary activism with its roots.