Balch, Emily Greene
Balch, Emily Greene (1867–1961), pacifist, feminist, and Nobel Peace Prize winner.Born in Massachusetts, educated at Bryn Mawr College, Balch became an economics professor at Wellesley College until 1919, when she was fired for her antiwar activities during World War I. She was one of the founders and leaders of the Woman's Peace Party (1915–19) and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), founded in Zurich in 1919. She served as WILPF's international secretary from 1919 to 1922 and in a number of other leadership positions until her retirement in 1950. Her belief in transnational ideals, nonviolence, and justice, as well as her commitment to women's equality and freedom, shaped her approach to peace activism. A “practical” pacifist and feminist, Balch held that, as responsible citizens, women must work to end war by promoting...
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