Repository: Swarthmore College Peace Collection / Subject: Women and Peace -- United States -- History -- Sources / Creator: Balch, Emily Greene, 1867-1961 / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1950">1950</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1999">1999</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Repository Swarthmore College Peace Collection Subject Women and Peace -- United States -- History -- Sources Creator Balch, Emily Greene, 1867-1961 Year 1950 to 1999

Peoples Mandate Committee Records, 1935-1975 (inclusive) 1935-1956 (bulk)

Extent:: 17.5 linear ft. (17.5 linear ft.)
Abstract:: Peoples Mandate to Governments to End War was an international campaign begun on September 6, 1935, by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom to express such overwhelming opposition to war that governments would not dare resort to it as a means of solving disputes between nations. By the end of the decade the Peoples Mandate became an independent organization, headed by Mabel Vernon, and focused on peace and connections between women and women's organizations in the Americas.

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Jane Addams Papers, 1838- (inclusive) 1880-1935 (bulk)

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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