Women peacemakers born today
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- 1815 Elizabeth Rous COMSTOCK born Maidenhead, Berkshire, England (d. 1891). Quaker pacifist; minister; abolitionist; ran underground railroad in US; opposed Civil War.
- 1914 Anna WING born Hackney, London, England. Quaker; actress; supporter of CND.
- 1915 Annabel Kreider WOLFSON (d. 1983). Opposed Vietnam War by founding Interfaith Center for Draft Information, Worcester, 1969.
Women's peacemaking on this day
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- 1982 First public meeting for Puget Sound Peace Camp at "Feminine Resistance to Militarism" forum at Friends Center, Seattle.
- 2002 Elizabeth Rehn and Ellen Sirleaf gave UNIFEM report on Effect of War on Women.
