Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Wilmer Brandt Collected Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Brandt, Wilmer
Overview
Brandt was a conscientious objector to war, a Quaker, and interested in peace throughout his life.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1952-2007
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Jeannette Rankin Collected Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Rankin, Jeannette
Overview
Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973), was the first woman to serve in Congress (1917-1919). She was an active suffragist and later worked in peace organizations such as the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and the National Council for Prevention of War. Rankin founded the Georgia Peace Society in the 1940s, and led the Jeannette Rankin Brigade, an all-women's protest march against the Vietnam war shortly before her death.
Dates:
1917-2011
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
