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Kristen E. Gwinn - Emily Greene Balch: The Long Road to Internationalism: The Long Road to Internationalism - 9780252035784 - V9780252035784
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Emily Greene Balch: The Long Road to Internationalism: The Long Road to Internationalism

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Description for Emily Greene Balch: The Long Road to Internationalism: The Long Road to Internationalism Hardback. A colorful biography of a leading female advocate for international peace Num Pages: 232 pages, 9 black and white photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.

A well-known American academic and cofounder of Boston's first settlement house, Emily Greene Balch was an important Progressive Era reformer and advocate for world peace. Balch served as a professor of economics and sociology at Wellesley College for twenty years until her opposition to World War I resulted with the board of trustees to refusing to renew her contract. Afterwards, Balch continued to emphasize the importance of international institutions for preventing and reconciling conflicts. She was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 for her efforts in cofounding and leading the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF).

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This first scholarly biography of Balch helps contextualize her activism while taking into consideration changes in American attitudes toward war and female intellectuals in the early twentieth century.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252035784
SKU
V9780252035784
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Kristen E. Gwinn
Kristen E. Gwinn is an independent historian living in Illinois. She has contributed to the Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice and was involved with editing The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers: The Human Rights Years, 1945-1948.

Reviews for Emily Greene Balch: The Long Road to Internationalism: The Long Road to Internationalism
"This gracefully written, intelligent biography is a wonderful addition to the expanding literature that probes the history of the United States in the context of world history. Kristen E. Gwinn's skillful writing and thorough research will be appreciated by scholars and enjoyed by the many readers it deserves."
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