The Fifth Conference of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance was held in

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, England from April 26 to May 1, 1909. Twenty countries were represented. Representatives from twenty countries attended, with

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presiding. Delegates included

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(Denmark),

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(Hungary), Dr.

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(Germany), Zinaida Mirovitch (Russia), and

Gina Krog Jørgine Anna Sverdrup "Gina" Krog (20 June 1847 – 14 April 1916) was a Norwegian suffragist, teacher, liberal politician, writer and editor, and a major figure in liberal feminism in Scandinavia. She played a central role in the Norwegian l ...

(Norway). The conference is sometimes referred to as the First Quinquennial International Woman Suffrage Alliance Meeting or the Fourth Conference of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance.

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Report of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance, Report of Fifth Conference and First Quinquennial, London, England, April 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, May 1, 1909
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