for trade and professional unions. It also joined the International Woman Suffrage Alliance and sent delegates to its congresses in Copenhagen (August 1906) and Amsterdam (June 1908). In various cities women organized meetings, wrote petitions, collected signatures, and presented them to various political institutions, including the State Duma. They lobbied various organizations to add women's suffrage to their agenda, but reception among male organizations was lukewarm as many supported women's rights in principle, but argued that in practice it was an inopportune moment to raise the issue. At the request of some sympathetic Duma delegates, the Union prepared specific recommendation on amending the legal code to incorporate women's rights, but the Duma was dissolved before further action could be taken. During the height of the revolution, including the Moscow Uprising of 1905, members of the Union actively supported the revolutionaries by fundraising, organizing first aid stations and canteens, marching in demonstrations and maintaining the barricades. Women also worked with other organizations, such as Red Cross, Union of Unions, and Unemployment Commission. The Union's budget for 1905–06 was 3,800 rubles, of which 1,000 rubles designated to support other organizations and strikers. In Fall 1906, the Saint Petersburg branch organized an agitation lecture tour; most popular lectures attracted audiences of up to 800. In 1907, the Union distributed 10,000 pamphlets and books in the countryside. Since not all women were literate, joint readings were organized. Disintegration While the Union's program reflected attempts to include issues relevant to both working class (welfare guarantees) and peasant women (equality in land reform), it had difficulty in attracting their participation and retaining their loyalty. The class solidarity was more important than gender unity. Internal disagreements and introduction of reactionary repressions by the Tsarist authorities led to quick dwindling of the Union. The Union was never officially registered as an organization. The journal Women's Union was discontinued in December 1909. It its mission, the Union was succeeded by the League for Women’s Equality. References Feminist organizations in Russia 1905 Russian Revolution Organizations based in the Russian Empire Organizations established in 1905 Organizations disestablished in 1909 1905 establishments in the Russian Empire 1909 disestablishments in the Russian Empire Voter rights and suffrage organizations