Yulia Gradskova is Associate Professor of History and research coordinator at the Center for Baltic and East European Studies at Södertörn University, Sweden. Gradskova is the author of The Women’s International Democratic Federation, the Global South and the Cold War: Defending the Rights of Women of the ‘Whole World’? (2020), and Soviet Politics of Emancipation of Ethnic Minority Women. Natsionalka (2018).

This book is grounded in impressive transnational research, which demanded that Gradskova replicate some of the journeys her subjects made. Thematically, it enhances current findings on female tourism and correspondence, while contributing to the history of collaboration across the Communist and decolonizing world.

• Introduction: Women’s Gatherings at the Periphery: A Critical Perspective on Cold War “East-South” InternationalismsChapter 1: Coming Together for a “Better Future?” Contexts, Places, and MemoriesChapter 2: Women Going Places: Between Political Duties and the Tourist GazeChapter 3: South-East Women’s Internationalism from Tashkent: Building a (Post)Colonial Sisterhood?Chapter 4: The Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) and Internationalism from Havana Chapter 5: Internationalism, “Care for Mothers,” and Reproductive Rights Chapter 6: East-South Women’s Networks and Education for Women: Visions, Discussions, and Practices Chapter 7: A School that “Opens up the World?” Latin American Women Taking a Course in HavanaFinal ReflectionsAppendix: Archival Sources, Periodicals, and Oral SourcesBibliographyIndex

Yulia Gradskova is Associate Professor of History and research coordinator at the Center for Baltic and East European Studies at Södertörn University, Sweden. Gradskova is the author of The Women’s International Democratic Federation, the Global South and the Cold War: Defending the Rights of Women of the ‘Whole World’? (2020), and Soviet Politics of Emancipation of Ethnic Minority Women. Natsionalka (2018).

This book is grounded in impressive transnational research, which demanded that Gradskova replicate some of the journeys her subjects made. Thematically, it enhances current findings on female tourism and correspondence, while contributing to the history of collaboration across the Communist and decolonizing world.

• Introduction: Women’s Gatherings at the Periphery: A Critical Perspective on Cold War “East-South” InternationalismsChapter 1: Coming Together for a “Better Future?” Contexts, Places, and MemoriesChapter 2: Women Going Places: Between Political Duties and the Tourist GazeChapter 3: South-East Women’s Internationalism from Tashkent: Building a (Post)Colonial Sisterhood?Chapter 4: The Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) and Internationalism from Havana Chapter 5: Internationalism, “Care for Mothers,” and Reproductive Rights Chapter 6: East-South Women’s Networks and Education for Women: Visions, Discussions, and Practices Chapter 7: A School that “Opens up the World?” Latin American Women Taking a Course in HavanaFinal ReflectionsAppendix: Archival Sources, Periodicals, and Oral SourcesBibliographyIndex

Yulia Gradskova is Associate Professor of History and research coordinator at the Center for Baltic and East European Studies at Södertörn University, Sweden. Gradskova is the author of The Women’s International Democratic Federation, the Global South and the Cold War: Defending the Rights of Women of the ‘Whole World’? (2020), and Soviet Politics of Emancipation of Ethnic Minority Women. Natsionalka (2018).

This book is grounded in impressive transnational research, which demanded that Gradskova replicate some of the journeys her subjects made. Thematically, it enhances current findings on female tourism and correspondence, while contributing to the history of collaboration across the Communist and decolonizing world.

• Introduction: Women’s Gatherings at the Periphery: A Critical Perspective on Cold War “East-South” InternationalismsChapter 1: Coming Together for a “Better Future?” Contexts, Places, and MemoriesChapter 2: Women Going Places: Between Political Duties and the Tourist GazeChapter 3: South-East Women’s Internationalism from Tashkent: Building a (Post)Colonial Sisterhood?Chapter 4: The Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) and Internationalism from Havana Chapter 5: Internationalism, “Care for Mothers,” and Reproductive Rights Chapter 6: East-South Women’s Networks and Education for Women: Visions, Discussions, and Practices Chapter 7: A School that “Opens up the World?” Latin American Women Taking a Course in HavanaFinal ReflectionsAppendix: Archival Sources, Periodicals, and Oral SourcesBibliographyIndex