Feminist Association

The Hungarian Feminist Association (Hungarian: Feministák Egyesülete (FE), 1904–1942) was created by Rosika Schwimmer and Vilma Glücklich. The organization pushed for women's equality in Hungary in all spheres of women's life. In addition to pressing for women's suffrage, they drafted replies to modification of the marriage statutes and urged government response to address employment and training for women workers.

Both Vilma Glücklich and Rosika Schwimmer came from backgrounds of organizing and protecting women laborers and moved into the sphere of women's issues more generally. Developing contacts with the international women's movement, Schwimmer corresponded with women like Marie Lang () and Adelheid Popp of Austria and Aletta Jacobs of the Netherlands. These prominent feminists urged establishment of a Hungarian women's organization which would bring the varied interests of other women's organizations into a united focus. Jacobs, in particular, urged Schwimmer to create an organization which would be admitted to the International Council of Women (ICW). She also urged her to attend the Congress to be held in 1904 in Berlin. Glücklich and Schwimmer both decided to go to the conference and were exposed to the support network and common issues international women shared. They returned to Budapest and founded the Feminist Association (Hungarian: Feministák Egyesülete (FE)) shortly after their return. Almost immediately, the organization joined the International Woman Suffrage Alliance (IWSA) as the Hungarian affiliate.

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