Repository: Swarthmore College Peace Collection / Record Source: Other PACSCL Partners / Creator: Balch, Emily Greene, 1867-1961 / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1841">1841</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Repository Swarthmore College Peace Collection Record Source Other PACSCL Partners Creator Balch, Emily Greene, 1867-1961 Year 1841

Extent:: 130 linear ft.
Abstract:: 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.

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Extent:: 138 linear ft. (138 linear ft.)
Abstract:: Author, editor, journalist and lecturer; advocate of internationalist pacifism; influential member of the Socialist Party in the 1930s; genealogist; recorder of Rhode Island history and lore; named Harold Devere Allen.

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