Lydia G. Wentworth papers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wentworth, Lydia G., 1858- author.

Series:

Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision.

Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women authors, American--Correspondence.

Women authors, American.

Women pacifists--Correspondence.

Women pacifists.

Wentworth, Lydia G., 1858---Correspondence.

Wentworth, Lydia G.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (111 manuscripts).

Summary:

Lydia G. Wentworth was a writer and ardent peace advocate. She carried on prolific correspondence and contributed hundreds of articles to newspapers and magazines, despite illness leaving her bedridden - many of her articles were used as editorials or printed in leaflet form and distributed to peace societies. Wentworth believed that socialism and pacifism were synonymous and urged women to play a role in promoting peace both by seeking election to public office and by becoming leaders in the peace movement. Wentworth was on the advisory committee of the Women's Peace Society, and was a member of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the Association to Abolish War, and the Boston League of Women Voters. The papers featured in this collection include correspondence with many friends and peace movement colleagues, newspaper editors and organisations, as well as manuscripts, printed articles and poems.

Notes:

Date range: 1902-1947.

Reproduction of the originals from the Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, PA.

OCLC:

1162604444