Women's International League for Peace and Freedom records 1968-1994.

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Women's International League for Peace and Freedom records 1968-1994.

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The records in this collection belonged to Rose Wheeler, who was a board member of the Chicago branch of WILPF. Many of the documents are directly related to the Chicago branch and also includes some national WILPF material. In addition, the collection contains issues of WILPF magazine, Peace and Freedom that span from 1975 to 1994.

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Loyola University of Chicago. Women and Leadership Archives.

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

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Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. U.S. Section

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The United States Section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) was established in January 1920, replacing the Woman's Peace Party as the official arm of the WILPF in the United States; its aim was to "promote methods for the attainment of that peace between nations which is based on justice and good will and to cooperate with women from other countries who are working for the same ends." From the description of Records, 1920-1999. (Swarthmore College, Pea...

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

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Womens International League for Peace and Freedom was founded in 1915 by a group of women from 12 different countries who met at The Hague in The Netherlands during World War I and made a series of proposals for ending the war and for a just peace. Jane Addams was a leading figure in the founding of WILPF, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 for her work in the League. WILPF worked for true global security and permanent peace through meeting human needs. WILPFs world headquarters are l...