Park, Alice, 1861-1961

Alice Locke Park, feminist, reformer, and pacifist, was born in Boston in 1861 but lived most of her life in California. She was active in both national and international organizations for the improvement of prison conditions, labor laws, humane education, wild life conservation, and the preservation of natural resources. Her primary interest, however, was in women's rights, and she was assistant director of the Susan B. Anthony Memorial Committee of California.

From the description of Papers of Alice Park, 1798-1953 (bulk 1902-1920). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122559966

American pacifist, feminist, and socialist; member, Henry Ford Peace Ship Expedition, 1915.

From the description of Alice Park papers, 1883-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868144

Alice Locke Park was born in Boston in 1861 but lived most of her life in Palo Alto, Calif. She was active in many socially progressive organizations.

From the description of Alice Park collection of papers relating to the American League to Abolish Capital Punishment, 1914-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754863463

Socialist, vegetarian, pacifist, a founder of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and campaigner for women's rights, Park wrote the California law, passed in 1913, granting women equal rights of guardianship over their children. She was a delegate and speaker at international congresses on women's suffrage.

From the description of Posters, 1903-1926 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006789

Biography

American pacifist, feminist, and socialist; member, Henry Ford Peace Ship Expedition, 1915.

Biographical Note*

• 1861, February 2: Born, Boston, Massachusetts
• 1879: Graduated, Rhode Island State Normal School
• 1884: Married to Dean W. Park
• 1894: Active in the international feminist movement
• 1898: Active in various peace societies
• 1902 - 1920 : Active leader in the women's suffrage movement
• 1905: Attended Women's Suffrage Convention, Portland, Oregon
• 1909: Author, California Bird and Arbor Day Law
• 1909: Attended Women's Suffrage Convention, Seattle, Washington
• 1913: Author, California law for equal guardianship of parents of minor children
• 1913: Delegate, International Woman's Suffrage Alliance, Budapest, Hungary
• 1913: Delegate, International Peace Congress at The Hague, Netherlands
• 1915: Member, Ford Peace Expedition
• 1917: Attended National Suffrage Convention, Washington, D.C.
• 1924: Attended International Peace Conference, Washington, D.C.
• 1926: Delegate, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Dublin, Ireland
• 1926: Attended International Woman's Suffrage Alliance, Paris, France
• 1926: Attended International Vegetarian Convention, London, England
• 1927: Attended International League for Peace and Freedom, Duisburg, Germany
• 1927: Attended National Peace Convention, York, England
• 1928: Attended Pan-American Congress, Havana, Cuba
• 1961: Died

*: See Una R. Winter (ed.). Alice Park of California: Worker for Woman Suffrage and for Children's Rights. Upland, California: Susan B. Anthony Memorial Committee of California, 1948. Hoover Institution Library Call Number: HQ1413 P2W787

From the guide to the Alice Park Papers, 1883-1957, (Hoover Institution Archives)