Kölner Frauengeschichtsverein

In the page's words:

In the fall of 1984, the idea of offering women's history tours was born. In April 1985, qualified educationalist Gwen Edith Kiesewalter and historian Irene Franken launched an all-day tour on women's history - and it was a resounding success. The continuing response shows that there was - and still is - a great need for information about the 'female' side of history. This makes the Cologne Women's History Association one of the pioneers in Germany, alongside a few colleagues in other cities. From the very beginning, women came from near and far. To give us an institutional framework, we founded the Cologne Women's History Association in May 1986. Since then, our active members have been working to ensure that women's history is not forgotten. This takes place during city tours, discussions with school classes, in the form of publications, lectures and by proposing street names.