Records, 1915-1977 (inclusive).

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Records, 1915-1977 (inclusive).

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This collection primarily contains correspondence, newsletters, financial records, membership lists, minutes of board meetings, and flyers of the Massachusetts branch of WILPF, with some papers of local branches throughout the state. Also included are correspondence, newsletters, and minutes of the WILPF national branch in Washington (and later in Philadelphia), and flyers and newsletters of other Massachusetts organizations with which the Massachusetts branch has cooperated, including the Greater Boston Peace Action Coalition, the Coalition to Fight Political Repression, and People's Coalition for Peace and Justice.

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Addams, Jane, 1860-1935

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Social reformer; founder of Hull House settlement, Chicago. From the description of Letter: Hull-House, Chicago, to Louis J. Keller, Chicago, 1912 May 13. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26496308 From the description of Letter: Hull-House, Chicago, to Paul M. Angle, Springfield, Ill., 1932 June 24. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26496294 Founder of Hull House in Chicago. From the description of Cor...

Luscomb, Florence, 1887-1985

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Florence Hope Luscomb, social and political activist, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, on February 6, 1887, the daughter of Otis and Hannah Skinner (Knox) Luscomb. With an S.B. in architecture (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1909), she worked as an architect until 1917, when she became executive secretary for the Boston Equal Suffrage Association. She held positions in the Massachusetts Civic League and other organizations and agencies until 1933, when she became a full-ti...

Woman's Peace Party

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The Woman's Peace Party (WPP) was formed in Jan. 1915 on a platform calling for a conference of neutral nations, limitation of armaments, organized opposition to militarism in the U.S., democratic control of foreign policy, and extension of the franchise to women. In Apr. 1915, the WPP became the American Section of the International Committee of Women for Permanent Peace. Jane Addams served as chairman. WPP became the U.S. Section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom in Nov...

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Massachusetts Branch.

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The Women's International Committee for Permanent Peace was organized in April 1915 at the International Congress of Women at The Hague, with Jane Addams as its first International Chairman. In 1919, the name was changed to Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. It has organized protest marches, obtained funds for the relief of the poor in many parts of the world, and organized community action for the repeal of unjust laws and for the passage of disarmament and anti-war bills. ...

People's Coalition for Peace and Justice

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The People's Coalition for Peace and Justice was formed in 1970. It was a multi-issue coalition including various radicals (but not Trotskyists) and pacifists. It primarily opposed United States involvement in the Vietnam War but also supported struggles for civil rights and liberties. From the guide to the People's Coalition for Peace and Justice Records, 1970-1972, (Tamiment Library / Wagner Archives) ...

Coalition to Fight Political Repression.

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Greater Boston Peace Action Coalition.

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Balch, Emily Greene, 1867-1961

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Pacifist and worker for social reform, Balch was involved in many humanitarian and civic organizations, including the Boston Women's Trade Union League and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. From the description of Papers, 1915-1947 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007140 Peace leader. President of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, U.S. Section (1928-1933). Received Nobel Peace Prize (1946). ...