Henry Ford Peace Expedition (1915-1916)
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Katherine Devereux Blake Collected Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Blake, Katherine Devereux
Abstract
Katherine Devereux Blake was a suffragist and peace activist through the first half of the twentieth century. She was a member of the Ford Peace Expedition in 1915-1916, served on the national board of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and its international executive board, and was the chief speaker for the Disarmament Caravan, which toured 9,000 miles in 1931.
Dates:
1911-1950
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Henry Ford Peace Expedition Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-018
Overview
On December 4, 1915, Henry Ford and over one hundred delegates and reporters left Hoboken, New Jersey, aboard the steamship Oscar II bound for Norway, and an itinerary of peace meetings in nonbelligerant Europe. The purpose of the Henry Ford Peace Expedition was the establishment of a conference of neutral nations which would seek to implement peace proposals through continuous mediation. Although Ford left the expedition at Christiana (Oslo) for health reasons, the delegation visited...
Dates:
1915-1916
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
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