Organization: World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women (1985) (Nairobi, Kenya ) - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Organization World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women (1985) (Nairobi, Kenya )

Extent:: 7.5 linear ft. (7.5 linear ft.)
Abstract:: Alice Wiser was a Quaker and had trained as a social worker and psychological counselor. She dedicated the last ten to fifteen years of her life to both peace and women's rights. Wiser was instrumental in organizing the peace tent for the second United Nations Conference on Women held in Nairobi, Kenya in 1985. After the conference Wiser continued to organize around these issues, traveling around the world to interview women and talk about peace. Wiser died from breast cancer in 1995.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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