Abstract
During the first public meeting of the League of Nations in 1920, three Scandinavian women sat amongst the almost 250 men ready to participate in the international negotiations to secure the newly found peace. Despite being few, these three women represented the expectations of thousands of women as they entered an arena which had never before been accessible to women. This thesis examines the participation of these three women during their years as members of the League of Nations. It finds that despite the women only taking part in the humanitarian questions of the League, their role in these matters were not insignificant. They may have been intended to only serve a symbolic role by their respective governments, but each of the three women would end up contributing to different matters handled by the League, despite being unable to make changes to the League’s larger political objectives.