Alper, Ethel, 1908-1989
Variant namesPeace activist and artist Alper was born in Burlington, Vt., and attended the school of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Active in a number of peace organizations, including the Brookline Political Action for Peace (of which she was secretary, 1962-1987), Alper was also a member of the American Friends Service Committee, the Civil Liberties Union, and the League of Women Voters.
From the description of Papers, 1989. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232008165
Ethel Machanic Alper, a long-time resident of Brookline (Mass.) and political activist, was secretary of Brookline PAX from 1962 to 1987. Formed in 1962, Brookline PAX affiliated with Citizens for Participation in Political Action (CPPAX) in 1972, the result of a merger between Citizens for Participation Politics and Massachusetts PAX. Brookline PAX used electoral politics and other means to promote world peace, adequate education, housing, job opportunities and other social issues.
From the description of Papers, 1920s-1989 (bulk, 1968-1988). (University of Massachusetts at Boston). WorldCat record id: 52753266
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| referencedIn | Machanic, Ethel : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| referencedIn | Alper, Ethel, 1908-1981. Papers, 1920s-1989 (bulk, 1968-1988). | University of Massachusetts at Boston, Healey Library | |
| creatorOf | Alper, Ethel, 1908-1981. Papers, 1920s-1989 (bulk, 1968-1988). | University of Massachusetts at Boston, Healey Library | |
| creatorOf | Alper, Benedict Solomon, 1905-. Benedict S. Alper Papers, 1926-1992. | Boston College. John J. Burns Library | |
| creatorOf | Alper, Ethel Machanic, 1908-1989. Papers, 1989. | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America |
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| associatedWith | Alper, Benedict Solomon, 1905- | person |
| associatedWith | Alper, Ethel, 1908-1981. | person |
| associatedWith | Brookline Political Action for Peace (Mass.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Citizens for Participation in Political Action (Mass.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Disarmament Action Network. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Jobs with Peace (Boston, Mass.) | corporateBody |
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| Massachusetts--Brookline |
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| Antinuclear movement |
| Elections |
| Peace |
| Women and peace |
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Person
Birth 1908
Death 1989
