▁and ▁Action ▁( C AF RA ), ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁founder ▁member ▁of ▁Development ▁Altern atives ▁for ▁Women ▁in ▁a ▁New ▁Era ▁( DA WN ) ▁and ▁function ed ▁as ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁general ▁coordin ator ▁for ▁the ▁period ▁ 1 9 9 0 - 9 6 . ▁ ▁With ▁many ▁other ▁leading ▁femin ists ▁and ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁activ ists ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁Peg gy ▁Ant ro bus ▁was ▁deeply ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁UN ▁World ▁Con ferences ▁on ▁Women , ▁including ▁the ▁first ▁at ▁Mexico ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁US ▁femin ist ▁and ▁author ▁Charlotte ▁B unch , ▁quotes ▁Ant ro bus ▁as ▁saying , ▁about ▁this ▁inaug ural ▁international ▁gather ing ▁of ▁women : ▁" It ▁was ▁within ▁this ▁context ▁that ▁women ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁first ▁encountered ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁a ▁sust ained ▁and ▁ever - deep ening ▁process .... [ that ] ▁was ▁to ▁n urt ure ▁and ▁expand ▁this ▁movement ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁not ▁even ▁its ▁strong est ▁protagon ists ▁could ▁have ▁imag ined ." ▁ ▁Writing ▁Peg gy ▁Ant ro bus ▁author ed ▁an ▁analyt ical ▁and ▁historical ▁over view ▁of ▁global ▁femin ism ▁and ▁the ▁international ▁women ' s ▁movement ▁in ▁her ▁book , ▁The ▁Global ▁Women ' s ▁Mov ement : ▁Orig ins , ▁Iss ues ▁and ▁Str ateg ies ▁( Z ed ▁Books , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ). ▁She ▁contributed ▁an ▁ess ay ▁to ▁Robin ▁Morgan