 The subject came up again in 1930 , during the Conference on Codification of International Law , held in The Hague . A strong contingent of women from America joined international women 's groups to change the existing nationality laws , but the women were unable to agree on wording . Intense lobbying by women , and a massive parade demonstration , failed to influence the conferees , and the international law continued to hold that a woman 's nationality followed her husband 's . In response , Macmillan organised an International Committee for Action on the Nationality of Married Women early the next year . Six of the most influential international women 's groups sought a broad base of support from working women . Macmillan 's stated goal was to delay ratification of the Hague Convention , and to make certain that a woman 's nationality would not change without her consent , and that the nationality of a couple 's children would not be more influenced by the father 's nationality . The new committee was successful in lobbying the League of Nations to address the problem , but when the League constituted a study group , that group was split between two intractable factions . On one side were those who wanted a married couple to have exactly one nationality , based on that of the husband , and on the other side were those like Macmillan who favoured independent citizenship between spouses , with the possibility of wives having different citizenship than their husbands , and children to be allowed dual citizenship . In 1932 , the women 's group , at an impasse , were pushed aside as ineffectual by the League of Nations , who decided in favour of ratifying the Hague Convention . The women 's group disbanded , and the Hague convention was ratified in 1937 . 
