Search

Start Over Subject Amnesty -- United States -- History -- Sources Subject Peace Movements -- United States -- History -- Sources Subject Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States -- Sources Year 1960 to 1964

Main content

Another Mother for Peace Records, 1964-1978 (inclusive) 1964-1978 (bulk)

Extent:
5.5 linear ft. (5.5 linear ft.)
Abstract:
Another Mother for Peace was a women's peace group born from the antipathy to the war in Vietnam, based in Los Angeles, California. The stated purpose of this non-partison, non-profit organization was "to educate women to take an active role in eliminating war as a means of solving disputes between nations, people and ideologies." AMP closed its offices in January 1986.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Main content

Women Strike for Peace Records, 1961-1996 (inclusive)

Extent:
45 linear ft. (45 linear ft.)
Abstract:
Women Strike for Peace came into existence on November 1, 1961, as a protest against atmospheric nuclear tests by the U.S. and the Soviet Union. By the late 1980s the national WSP office in Philadelphia closed, but the WSP legislative office and various WSP branches around the U.S. remained active through the 1990s.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]