would be a mistake because Femmes pour l ’ Europe was the result of numerous considerations of a political and personal nature that are more articulated than a simple acceptance of the feminist movement . It is true , in fact , that the intuition that gives rise to the project is the idea of “ channeling the feminist dynamism of our times towards the federalist struggle ” 10 but it is also true that Ursula , from the very beginning , appeals to all European women regardless of their political beliefs or social commitment .
Secondly , that it was a federalist action , as clearly expressed in the two programmatic documents of the group , Appel aux femmes d ’ Europe and Lettre d ’ accompagnement à l ’ “ Appel aux femmes d ’ Europe ”. The women of Femmes pour l ’ Europe do not ask Europe but they act in support of Europe ! Ursula ’ s logic is compelling : if Europe collapsed under the ax of the general crisis , a return to national policies would cause an economic , social and cultural regression from which all Europeans would suffer , but first of all women . In fact , being their most recent conquests , they would be the first to be sacrificed . Hence the need for women to take an active part , with a political weight corresponding to their numerical importance , in the battle for real European unification . And their political weight is decisive : it is only with the freshness , imagination and courage of new forces that a true , future European democracy will see the light .
And this still holds true today .
10 . Letter from U . Hirschmann Mario Albertini , Brussels , December 11 , 1974 , Hirschmann Fund , Rome .
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