Women and peace -- United States -- History -- Sources
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Jane Addams Papers
A world-famous social reformer; co-founded the first settlement house in America in 1889; championed many causes on behalf of the urban poor, such as protection of immigrants, child labor laws, industrial safety, juvenile courts, and recognition of labor unions; a leading figure in the movement for international peace; awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.
Broomell-Cleghorn-Fisher Papers
This collection contains material collected by Anna Pettit Broomell and primarily consists of the writings and correspondence of Broomell, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, and Sarah Cleghorn.
Thalia Yaffey Stern Broudy Collected Papers
Papers of a woman who has been active in the peace movement from the 1950s to the present day.
Francoise W. Douwes Collected Papers
Douwes was a member of the Philadelphia branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
From the Women of Philadelphia U.S.A. in Answer to the Friendly Address of the Women of Exeter, England, on the Subject of Peace
Alice Herz and Helga Herz Collected Papers
Papers of a German mother and daughter who emigrated to the United States and were peace activists in the Detroit area; mother was the first American to immolate herself in protest of the Vietnam War.
Jessie Wallace Hughan Papers
Jessie Wallace Hughan (December 25, 1875 – April 10, 1955) was an American educator, social activist, and a radical pacifist. During her college days she was one of four co-founders of Alpha Omicron Pi, a national sorority for university women. She also was a founder and the first Secretary of the War Resisters League, established in 1923. For over two decades, she was a perennial candidate for political office on the ticket of the Socialist Party of America in her home state of New York.
Jewish Women's Committee to End the Occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Collected Records
This small collection documents the efforts of the JWCEO to highlight the need for freedom in Palestine from Israeli occupation.
Carla Brooks Johnston Collected Papers
Papers of Carla Johnston, who was active in politics, and in working for peace, in Massachusetts, as well as a writer of eight books.