British Federation of Women Graduates

AbbreviationBFWG
PredecessorBritish Federation of University Women
FounderIda Smedley Maclean
Founded atManchester
TypeWomen's association
Nonprofit
Headquarters4 Mandeville Courtyard, 142 Battersea Park Rd
Location
  • London, England
Official language
English
President
Jasmit Phull
AffiliationsGraduate Women International
Websitebfwg.org.uk/bfwg2/

The British Federation of Women Graduates (BFWG) was founded in 1907 as the British Federation of University Women (BFUW) to "afford a means of communication and of united action in matters affecting the interest of women".[1] It was renamed the British Federation of Women Graduates in 1992.[2] The current organisation "seeks to promote opportunities for women in education, and public life more generally" and provides "graduate women living in England, Scotland and Wales with information, support and friendship, at local, regional, national and international levels. Conferences, meetings, networks and social events, at all levels, are open to all members". The BFWG is affiliated to the International Federation of University Women (IFUW), of which it was a founder member, and University Women of Europe (UWE).[3]

  1. ^ Gordon, Peter; Doughan, David (2001). "British Federation of Women Graduates". Dictionary of British Women's Organisations, 1825–1960. London & Portland, Or.: Woburn Press. pp. 27–8. ISBN 0-7130-0223-9.
  2. ^ Database of Archives of Non-Governmental Organizations accessed 28 July 2012
  3. ^ Allan University Bodies, 1990 p. 47.