The Women's International League meets, in Zurich, concurrent with the closing of the Paris Peace Conference
Description
The announcement of the final terms of the war settlement stun Addams and the other delegates, who pass resolutions rejecting the treaty and calling for major revisions of it. The delegates also rename their organization the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Addams gives three addresses at the Congress. Alice Hamilton describes the opening session: ""The big room is full of a subdued Babel of many tongues, up on the platform which is charmingly decorated, is the lady surrounded by seven selected women of the different countries and in a few minutes she will make her opening address." (Quoted in Joslin, Jane Addams, p. 194. See footnote 124.
Date
1919-05-12
Source
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“Report of the Second International Women's Congress for Peace and Freedom, Zürich, 1919.” Hathi Trust Digital Library. Web. 13 July 2017.
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“Women’s Conference Will Fight Treaty.” The New York Times 20 May 1919, vol. LXVIII no. 22,396: 5. The New York Times Company. NYTimes Search. Web. 10 June 2017.
“World Women Demand Change in Peace Treaty.” Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1922): 19 May 1919: 10. Tribune Publishing Company. ProQuest. Web. 15 June 2017.
“Report of the Second International Women's Congress for Peace and Freedom, Zürich, 1919.” Hathi Trust Digital Library. Web. 13 July 2017.
“Women Go Abroad to World Congress.” The New York Times: 10 Apr. 1919, vol. LXVIII no. 22,356: 24. The New York Times Company. NYTimes Search. Web. 15 June 2017.
“Women Meet at Zurich.” The New York Times 4 May 1919, vol. LXVIII no. 22,390: 2. The New York Times Company. NYTimes Search. Web. 10 June 2017.
“Women as ‘Permanent Peacemakers.’” The New York Times; Magazine Section: 22 Jun. 1919, vol. LXVIII no. 22,429: 78, 80. The New York Times Company. NYTimes Search. Web. 15 June 2017.
“Women’s Conference Will Fight Treaty.” The New York Times 20 May 1919, vol. LXVIII no. 22,396: 5. The New York Times Company. NYTimes Search. Web. 10 June 2017.
“World Women Demand Change in Peace Treaty.” Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1922): 19 May 1919: 10. Tribune Publishing Company. ProQuest. Web. 15 June 2017.