Martha Drake papers, 1975-2000.

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Martha Drake papers, 1975-2000.

Collection consists of Drake's personal papers, including printed materials related to the WILPF, the 1975 World Congress for International Women's Year, women in the German Democratic Republic, and bombing victims of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. There are also a few notes by Drake and some typescript items, including her paper, "The Family in a Socialist Country." Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.

10 items (0.2 lin. ft.)

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World Congress for International Women's Year (1975 : Berlin, Germany)

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Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

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WILPF developed out of the International Women's Congress against World War I that took place in The Hague, Netherlands, in 1915 and the formation of the International Women's Committee of Permanent Peace; the name WILPF was not chosen until 1919. The first WILPF president, Jane Addams, had previously founded the Woman's Peace Party in the United States, in January 1915, this group later became the US section of WILPF. Along with Jane Addams, Marian Cripps and Margaret E. Dungan were also foundi...

Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture

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Drake, Martha

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Martha Drake is a member of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom; resident of Chapel Hill, N.C. From the description of Martha Drake papers, 1975-2000. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 746790982 ...