Eckstein, Anna B., 1868-1947

Anna B. Eckstein; born in Coburg, Germany; came to the United States ca. 1886, was naturalized as an American citizen; joined the Boston [Massachusetts] Peace Society; became an ardent champion of world peace and gave numerous lectures and wrote many articles on peace problems of the United States and of Europe; was a vice-president of the American Peace Society (1905-1911), and an honorary member of the Liberal Christian League in London and of many other social and education societies; collected signatures for "The World Petition to Prevent War Between Nations" for The Hague Conventions. Eckstein had begun to prepare another petition for the 3rd Hague Conference for which she collected some 6 million signatures when her efforts were ended by the advent of World War I. Upon her retirement she returned to Germany, where her peace activities were curtailed by Nazi authorities, who refused to allow publication of her manuscript "The Will to Power Harmonized."