Women's issues are now an essential part of any international agenda relating to politics, economics and social development. But, according to Nitza Berkovitch, such was not the case at the start of the 20th century. It wasn't until the League of Nations began advocating women's suffrage and took an interest in the issue of women's enslavement (the white slave trade) that international organizations began working for change at the nation-state level. This is a detailed account of the important role played by international organizations in the promotion of women's rights.