Parallels and Intersections: the International Federation for Research in Women's History in Comparative Historical Perspective: a plenary address presented at the twentieth anniversary conference, Sofia, Bulgaria, August 2007.

This article is a plenary address presented at the twentieth anniversary conference, titled 'Women, Gender and the Cultural Production of Knowledge', of the International Federation for Research in Women's History (IFRWH), Sofia, Bulgaria, 8-12 August 2007. It places the IFRWH within a broad comparative historical context, namely that of the growth of civil society and of women's international associations, networks and publications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]