In 1936, Ferrari founded the Argentina Federation of University Women (FAMU) with the goal of improving the social and legal standing of women and specifically opening educational doors.[19] She recruited professional women, including doctors, dentists and lawyers and organized scientific and cultural discussions and seminars. FAMU had regular courses in French, German, physical education and mathematics, which it offered to its nearly 100 members.[20] The political and civic limitations that threatened these women's careers was clearly a concern and the organization's official statement supported enfranchisement as "not a mere political aspiration for women, but a real right acquired by suffering, work and deprivation experienced by women ..."[21] In 1938, the Argentine organization joined the International Federation of University Women, which had served as Ferrari's inspiration.[19]