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Balch, Emily Greene, 1867-1961

 Person

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Dorothy Detzer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-086
Abstract

Dorothy Detzer was a peace activist, writer, and lobbyist. She served as the National Executive Secretary of the U.S. Section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, 1924-1946.. Detzer influenced a Congressional investigation of the munitions industry, 1934-1936, and later wrote the book Appointment on the Hill, 1948, describing her two decades in Washington, D.C.

Dates: 1913-1981

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  • Subject: Peace -- History -- Sources X
  • Subject: World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief -- Sources X