Beggs, Vera W. (Vera Wadsworth), -1968
Variant namesPacifist; Suffragist; Civic leader; International relations specialist. Vera Beggs (?-1968) worked closely with Carrie Chapman Catt from 1933 to 1938 as chairman of the Marathon Round Tables, a study and discussion project concerned with U.S. foreign policy carried on through the National Committee on the Cause and Cure of War (NCCCW). Beggs chaired the NCCCW in the early 1940s and continued to be involved with its successor, the Women's Action Committee for Lasting Peace. She served as chairman of the Department of International Relations for the General Federation of Women's Clubs and in this capacity organized and conducted a Good Neighbor Tour of South America in 1940.
From the description of Vera Wadsworth Beggs Papers, 1932-1969. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 46705908
Portrait of Vera W. Beggs, undated
Pacifist, suffragist, civic leader, and international relations specialist, Vera Beggs worked closely with Carrie Chapman Catt from 1933 to 1938 as chairman of the Marathon Round Tables, a study and discussion project concerned with U. S. foreign policy carried on through the National Committee on the Cause and Cure of War (NCCCW). Beggs chaired the NCCCW in the early 1940s and continued to be involved with its successor, the Women's Action Committee for Lasting Peace. She served as chairman of the Department of International Relations for the General Federation of Women's Clubs and in this capacity organized and conducted a Good Neighbor Tour of South America in 1940. Vera Wadsworth Beggs' date of birth is unknown; she died in 1968.
From the guide to the Vera Wadsworth Beggs Papers MS 15., 1932-1969, (Sophia Smith Collection)
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| referencedIn | Canadian-American Women's Committee/Association Records MS 355., 1941-1969 | Sophia Smith Collection | |
| creatorOf | Beggs, Vera W. (Vera Wadsworth), d. 1968. Vera Wadsworth Beggs Papers, 1932-1969. | Smith College, Neilson Library | |
| creatorOf | Vera Wadsworth Beggs Papers MS 15., 1932-1969 | Sophia Smith Collection | |
| referencedIn | Women's Project of New Jersey. Records, 1984-2004 | Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | International Council of Women Records MS 352., 1888-1959 | Sophia Smith Collection |
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| associatedWith | Canadian American Women's Committee | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1859-1947 | person |
| associatedWith | General Federation of Women's Clubs | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | International Alliance of Women for Suffrage and Equal Citizenship | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | International Council of Women | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | National Committee on the Cause and Cure of War (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Women's Project of New Jersey | corporateBody |
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| United States |
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| International relations specialists |
| International relations specialists |
| Peace movements |
| Peace movements |
| Women |
| Women |
| Women and peace |
| Women's rights |
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Death 1968
