Twenty-two countries were represented by 240 delegates and alternates. The full quota of 24 were present from Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Great Britain, the United States and Hungary. Finland sent fifteen delegates; Denmark and Norway, eleven each; Switzerland, nine; Italy, eight; Russia, five; Belgium, Austria, and South Africa, four each; Canada, three; Iceland, two; and Bohemia, one. Other countries and regions included Australia, Bulgaria, France, Persia, Portugal, Serbia, Siam, Spain, and Turkey, each sending representatives, and delegates were present for the first time from Burma, China, Egypt, India, Japan, and the Philippines. The convention was the first similar large-scale event held in Austria-Hungary and in total, there were around 3,000 international delegates. Many of the delegates were professional women and were bankers, economists, lawyers, mayors, municipal councilors, parliamentarians, and teachers.
