Addams attends First International Congress of Women
Description
As president of the Woman’s Peace Party, Addams leads the American delegation to the First International Congress of Women, in The Hague, Netherlands. Addams presides at the conference's opening session. Over the next several days, the delegates give speeches and debate planks of a platform, the most important of which are (1) the continuous mediation among the belligerents in the form of a conference of neutrals and (2) universal women's suffrage. In addition, the delegates pass a variety of resolutions similar to those adopted earlier by the Women's Peace Party. Addams is elected president of the newly-formed International Committee of Women for Permanent Peace (ICWPP). The Congress further agrees to send two delegations to various European capitals for the purpose of meeting with heads of state and government, foreign ministers, and civilian peace activists to promote the idea of possibly ending the war through the continuous mediation of neutral countries. Addams and Dr. Aletta Jacobs, of the Netherlands, travel together across the continent, visiting the capitals of belligerent countries (Britain, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy) and several neutral countries (the Netherlands, Switzerland, and The Vatican). Meanwhile, a second delegation travels to Russia and the Scandinavian countries.
Date
1915-04-28
Source
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Addams, Jane. "Peace and the Press." The Independent LXXXIV (1915): 55-56. Google Play Books. Web. 31 May 2017.
Addams, Jane. "Women and Internationalism." Women at The Hague. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1915. 124-41. Google Play Books. Web. 7 June 2017.
Addams, Jane. "Women in Earnest Says Jane Addams." The New York Times: 29 Apr. 1915, vol. LXIV no. 20,914: 2. The New York Times Company. NYTimes Search. Web. 31 May 2017.
Addams, Jane. “Women War and Suffrage.” The Survey XXXV.6 (1915): 148. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Web. 1 June 2017
“Calls Women to Peace Session at The Hague.” Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1922): 6 Mar. 1915: 1. Tribune Publishing Company. ProQuest. 12 June 2017.
“Miss Addams to Give Peace Plan.” Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1922): 13 Oct. 1915: 4. Tribune Publishing Company. ProQuest. Web. 12 June 2017.
“Resolutions Adopted by The International Congress of Women.” The Survey XXIV.10 (1915): 218. Archive.org. Web. 31 May 2017.
“Women as ‘Activists’: The Hague Committee.” The Survey XXXV.16 (1916): 443-4. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Web. 1 June 2017.
"Women Off for Peace Meeting at The Hague." Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1922): 14 Apr. 1915: 4. Tribune Publishing Company. ProQuest. Web. 12 June 2017.
“Women Envoys Urge Neutrals to Meet.” The New York Times 16 Oct. 1915, vol. LXV no. 21,084: 3. The New York Times Company. NYTimes Search. Web. 8 June 2017.
“Women Urge Ban on Secret Treaties.” The New York Times 30 Apr. 1915, vol. LXIV no. 20,915: 3. The New York Times Company. NYTimes Search. Web. 8 June 2017.