Women's International Democratic Federation
WIDF (Eng), МДФЖ (Russ), FDIF (Fr), IDFF (Ger), FDIM (Sp).
Founded: Paris, Nov. 1945
Based: Paris (1945-51), East Berlin (1951-1990), Brasilia (present)
Publications: Women of the Whole World (monthly), News in Brief (pub'd by Secretariat)
Membership: Affiliates in 76 countries (April 1956). Single national delegation from each country. Delegation claims to represent nation's women in toto, with members elected by dues-paying WIDF-member organizations only.
Leadership structure: Executive Committee, including President (Eugenie Cotton (French), 1945-?), Vice Presidents, Secretary General, Secretaries.
Sponsored events: WIDF Congress, World Congress of Mothers, specialized conferences
Women of the Whole World (1962), n. 3.