A FEMININE TRIANON: Women's Role in the Paris Peace Negotiations
- RCI USA
- May 30
- 2 min read
Updated: Jun 9
Conference & Conversation
About the Event
In the shadow of the grand halls where, at the end of WWI, the Treaty of Paris was being drafted, a different kind of summit unfolded: a gathering not of generals or statesmen, but of women. They came determined to assert their voices in the post-war world. Though denied official seats at the negotiating table, these women proved themselves fierce advocates of peace, self-determination, and gender equality. Join us in exploring this pivotal yet often overlooked chapter of history in the company of MONA SIEGEL, author of Peace on Our Terms: The Global Battle for Women’s Rights After the First World War. The event offers a unique opportunity to gain insights into the intersection of gender, diplomacy, and social change and a multi-faceted overview of the forces that have shaped our modern world, including the creation of the unified Romanian state.
Meet the Speaker
Dr. Mona L. Siegel is a distinguished historian and professor at California State University, Sacramento, specializing in international feminism, peace movements, and democratic activism in the 20th century. She earned her Ph.D. in history from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1996. Dr. Siegel is the author of two acclaimed books: The Moral Disarmament of France: Education, Pacifism, and Patriotism, 1914–1940 (Cambridge University Press, 2004), which received the History of Education Society’s Outstanding Book Award in 2006, and Peace on Our Terms: The Global Battle for Women’s Rights After the First World War (Columbia University Press, 2020), awarded the Elise M. Boulding Prize in Peace History in 2021. Her research has been supported by prestigious institutions, including the National Endowment for the Humanities and the United States Institute of Peace. Dr. Siegel's expertise has been featured in prominent media outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the BBC, where she provides insights on topics ranging from paid family leave to the history of global feminism. At Sacramento State, Dr. Siegel teaches courses on world civilizations, democracy and human rights, and women's global activism. Her work continues to shed light on the pivotal roles women have played in shaping modern history.
