American School Peace League
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
American School Citizenship League Collected Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-American School Citizenship League
Abstract
Founded in 1908 by Fannie Fern Andrews, the American School Peace League was intended to promote peace by introducing principles of international justice and fraternity into the curricula of U.S. schools. The League distributed circulars, leaflets and booklets for classroom use, including poetry, endorsements for peace from statesmen and military leaders, accounts of peace activity, information regarding other peoples and cultures, and a series of programs designed to further the message of...
Dates:
1908-1930
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Fannie Fern Andrews Collected Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Andrews, Fannie Fern
Abstract
Fannie Fern Phillips Andrews founded the American School Peace League (which changed its name to the American School Citizenship League in 1919). She was also a founding member of the Woman's Peace Party, and was one of the delegates to the International Committee of the International Congress of Women at The Hague in 1915. She was appointed by President Roosevelt to serve as a delegate to international conferences on education in 1934 and 1936.
Dates:
1906-1940; 1997
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
