50 Fearless Women Who Made American History by Bazzit Jenifer

Author:Bazzit, Jenifer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rockridge Press
Published: 2019-12-23T16:00:00+00:00

1913—WOODROW WILSON IS INAUGURATED AS THE 28TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

1914—IN MAY, MOTHER’S DAY IS ESTABLISHED AS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY.

1914—THE ASSASSINATION OF ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND SPARKS THE START OF WORLD WAR I IN EUROPE.

1915—THE FIRST-EVER STOP SIGN IS INSTALLED IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

EMILY GREENE BALCH

(1867–1961)

ECONOMIST, SOCIOLOGIST, PACIFIST

Living a life of service and accomplishment, Emily Greene Balch worked tirelessly to educate women, support the needy, and promote peace.

Born in 1867 to a well-to-do New England family, Emily was raised by progressive parents who encouraged her to complete her education. After graduating from Bryn Mawr College with honors, Emily studied in France. Upon her return to the United States, she helped establish the Denison House, a Boston settlement house that provided needy residents with facilities, activities, and classes.

Later, Emily accepted a faculty position at Wellesley College, where she taught economics and researched economic issues for the next 22 years. During her tenure, she participated in social reform activities aimed at helping the poor and disadvantaged. She spoke out against racism and prejudice.

At the onset of World War I, Emily turned her attention to the cause of world peace. She tried to convince leaders, including President Woodrow Wilson, to allow the United States to remain neutral in the conflict. Her anti-war statements led to her termination from Wellesley College.

In 1919, Emily took part in the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and became the organization’s secretary-treasurer. The women involved in WILPF promoted peace by trying to improve conditions that caused conflict, like economic differences and social issues.

Emily detested war, but after the human rights threats of Nazi Germany and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, she recognized that force was sometimes a necessary response. She spent the years of World War II helping Japanese Americans held in internment camps and supporting refugees from Nazi Germany.

In 1946, Emily became the second woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. True to her character, Emily donated her prize winnings to the women’s peace movement. She died in 1961 at 94 years old.

COMING UP: WHILE EMILY GREENE BALCH WAS INSPIRING OTHERS TO WORK TOWARD PEACE, GEORGIA O’KEEFFE INSPIRED CREATIVITY WITH HER GROUNDBREAKING ART.

ON DECEMBER 7, 1941, Japan launched a devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, a US naval base in Hawaii. The following day, the United States entered World War II, declaring war on Japan. Soon after, Japanese Americans were unfairly viewed with suspicion and forced into internment camps where they were separated from the rest of American society and kept in poor conditions.

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