Subject: International relief -- History -- Sources / Creator: Beaton, Grace M. and Fry, A. Ruth (Anna Ruth), 1878-1962 - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Subject International relief -- History -- Sources Creator Beaton, Grace M. Creator Fry, A. Ruth (Anna Ruth), 1878-1962

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Abstract:: [Anna] Ruth Fry was an activist and a writer born into a prominent Quaker family in England. From 1914-1924, she served as general secretary of the Friends Relief Commission, which provided help for refugees and others ravaged by World War I. Fry wrote about her experiences in A Quaker Adventure (1926). She was also the first chairman of the Russian Famine Relief Fund in 1921. Fry went on to write numerous books, pamphlets and tracts, on a variety of Quaker and peace topics. She died on April 26, 1962.

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