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Nayar, Sushila, 1914-2001

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Frankford Friends Forum photographs

 Collection — Othertype PA-083
Identifier: SFHL-PA-083
Abstract

This collection, dating from 1942 to 1953, depicts the speakers at the Frankford Friends Forum, which was started in 1930 and would feature a lecture on social justice issues. Speakers like Scott Nearing and Bayard Rustin are photographed and included in the collection of black and white photographs of forum speakers.

Dates: 1942 - 1953

Dorothy H. Hutchinson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-125
Abstract Dorothy Hewitt Hutchinson (l905-l984) began to gain influence in the peace movement when her pamphlet A Call to Peace Now was printed by the Friends in l943. That summer, Hutchinson and a small group of people started the Peace Now Movement, using her pamphlet to rally support for the principle of a negotiated settlement rather than unconditional surrender of the Axis powers. This group included George W. Hartmann, a psychology professor at Columbia, and John Collett. Hutchinson also worked...
Dates: 1942-1980

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Civil rights -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Quaker women -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Society of Friends -- History -- Sources 1
Women and peace -- History -- Sources 1
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