Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

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politics Vera Brittain
She and Holtby attended a number of League of Nations Assemblies, including the one held in August 1926 at Geneva in Switzerland, when Germany was accepted into the League. After 1923 these trips were...
politics Vera Brittain
VB had supported a number of pacifist groups in the early 1930s, including the National Peace Council , the Union of Democratic Control , and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom .
Gorham, Deborah. Vera Brittain: A Feminist Life. Blackwell.
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politics Pearl S. Buck
Though never a thorough-going pacifist, PSB worked in the 1930s with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom .
Conn, Peter. Pearl S. Buck. A Cultural Biography. Cambridge University Press.
185-6
As an anti-ideologue, she had the experience in the 1950s of being stigmatized as...
politics Isabella Ormston Ford
Along with several retiring members of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies , IOF joined the the newly-formed British Women's International League for Peace and Freedom , who were committed to advocating negotiated peace...
Author summary Isabella Ormston Ford
Isabella Ormston Ford was a dedicated labour activist, suffragette, and anti-war advocate at the turn of the nineteenth century whose writing advocates her socialist-feminist ideals. She wrote newspaper articles, pamphlets, short stories, and novels, all...
politics Isabella Ormston Ford
IOF helped to form a local branch of the WIL in Leeds, which quickly attracted seventy-five members.
Hannam, June. Isabella Ford. Basil Blackwell.
174
politics Isabella Ormston Ford
Both the Women's Peace Crusade and the Women's International League distributed leaflets, organized marches, and gave speeches on the subject of peace negotiation, even as the war raged into its fourth year. When the armistice...
politics Isabella Ormston Ford
After the war, IOF increasingly turned her attention towards the promotion of peace and international co-operation through her involvement with the Women's International League as an executive member, and as the secretary of her local...
Travel Isabella Ormston Ford
In her later years, IOF continued to travel as a delegate to numerous conferences related to her interests in women's rights and pacificism. In May 1919, she visited Zurich for the Women's International League annual...
Occupation Kathleen E. Innes
KEI was elected as Women's International League Chair at the Annual Council meeting held in London.
Harvey, Kathryn. "Driven by War into Politics": A Feminist Biography of Kathleen Innes. University of Alberta.
251
Occupation Kathleen E. Innes
KEI took on the Honorary Secretaryship of the Women's International League at a divisive Annual Council Meeting at which the WIL Chair, Honorary Secretary, and Honorary Treasurer all resigned.
Harvey, Kathryn. "Driven by War into Politics": A Feminist Biography of Kathleen Innes. University of Alberta.
136, 251
Occupation Kathleen E. Innes
Members of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Executive Committee elected KEI and Barbara Duncan Harris to Co-Presidency in Europe of the Peoples' Mandate to Governments .
Harvey, Kathryn. "Driven by War into Politics": A Feminist Biography of Kathleen Innes. University of Alberta.
130-1, 252
Occupation Kathleen E. Innes
At the triennial international congress of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom held in Luhacovice, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic), KEI was elected as one of three International Vice-Chairs.
Harvey, Kathryn. "Driven by War into Politics": A Feminist Biography of Kathleen Innes. University of Alberta.
252
Occupation Kathleen E. Innes
The Women's International League headquarters in London suffered damage in an air raid, and at KEI 's invitation was moved to her house, Portway, at St Mary Bourne in Hampshire.
Harvey, Kathryn. "Driven by War into Politics": A Feminist Biography of Kathleen Innes. University of Alberta.
165, 254
politics Kathleen E. Innes
KEI , attending the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Congress in Luxembourg, was appointed a WILPF Vice-President, in recognition of work done over twenty-eight years.
Harvey, Kathryn. "Driven by War into Politics": A Feminist Biography of Kathleen Innes. University of Alberta.
149, 255

Timeline

1908: Jessie Crystal Macmillan became the first...

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1908

Jessie Crystal Macmillan became the first woman (other than monarchs) to address the House of Lords .

August 1914: The Union of Democratic Control was established...

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Early August 1914: In response to the support for Britain's...

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Early August 1914

In response to the support for Britain's war effort pledged by Millicent Garrett Fawcett and other National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies Executive Committee members, several leading members of the Union resigned to form the...

28 April-1 May 1915: At the International Women's Peace Congress...

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28 April-1 May 1915

At the International Women's Peace Congress in The Hague, thirteen hundred women delegates from twelve countries founded the International Committee of Women for Permanent Peace ; it became the Women's International League for Peace...

1 November 1915: The Women's International League (British...

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1 November 1915

The Women's International League (British Section) was founded at a conference held at Westminster.

December 1915: Henry Ford's Peace Ship, the Oskar II, left...

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December 1915

Henry Ford 's Peace Ship, the Oskar II, left harbour at Hoboken, New Jersey, with one hundred and sixty people on board; they were sailing to Europe to promote mediation in the hope of...

April 1916: The Women's International League Monthly...

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April 1916

The Women's International League Monthly News Sheet, organ of the British Section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom , began publication in London.

August 1916: The Independent Suffragette began monthly...

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August 1916

The Independent Suffragette began monthly publication in London.

22 January 1917: American President Woodrow Wilson made his...

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22 January 1917

American President Woodrow Wilson made his well-known Peace Without Victory speech.

17 September 1917: Constance Todd, later Constance Coltman,...

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17 September 1917

Constance Todd , later Constance Coltman, became the first woman to be ordained to the ministry (of the Congregational Church) in England.

12-17 May 1919: The Women's International League for Peace...

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12-17 May 1919

The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom held its second conference at Zurich in Switzerland; it was at this conference that the organization assumed its lasting name.

12-17 May 1919: The Women's International League for Peace...

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12-17 May 1919

The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom held its second conference at Zurich in Switzerland; it was at this conference that the organization assumed its lasting name.

28 June 1919: The Treaty of Versailles was signed, settling...

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28 June 1919

The Treaty of Versailles was signed, settling the peace terms imposed by the victors of World War I on Germany and its allied nations.

September 1919: A conference titled Women's Right to Work,...

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September 1919

A conference titled Women's Right to Work, sponsored by the Women's International League , was held in Manchester.

1 January 1920: The League of Nations officially came into...

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1 January 1920

The League of Nations officially came into being—without the United States, although the first suggestion for such a body had been made by President Woodrow Wilson .

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