Campaign for World Government

The Campaign for World Government was established in 1937 by prominent feminists and peace activists Rosika Schwimmer and Lola Maverick Lloyd.

[1] CWG emerged as the pioneering organization advocating for the establishment of a democratic federal world government.

Notable achievements included the introduction of a resolution by Hamilton Fish during the 1938 New York State Constitutional Convention, which urged President Roosevelt to convene a world constitutional convention, additionally, the introduction of several resolutions and bills in Congress, such as the "Alexander Peace Bill" (H.J.R.

[5] The Campaign operated from two distinct locations, with its international headquarters situated in New York City and its national office based in Chicago.

Edith Wynner, secretary to Rosika Schwimmer,[6] assumed leadership of the International Campaign for World Government (ICWG) based in New York, while Georgia Lloyd, daughter of Lola Maverick Lloyd, continued to lead the Campaign in Chicago until her death in 1999, retaining its previous title.