The early history of European integration is presented through the work of its Founding Fathers. The role of women is downplayed, as considered few and of no importance. Yet, archival research enables us to retrieve working documents and brings to life the experience of the first twelve women of the Common Assembly (1952-1958) and European Parliament of the Six (1958-1972), here examined in the first two decades (1950s and 1960s). This study seeks to fill a problematic deficit in European studies that does not seem to be justified. Recognizing these women, as makers and shapers of European integration, can help us to see their names and read about them in our textbooks and publications on the early years of European integration.