Eugene in Lane County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)

Emily Balch (1946)

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 26, 2016

1. Emily Balch (1946) Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Emily G. Balch, academic and pacifist, lost her professorship with Wellesley College for opposing WWI. She was a strong voice for settling problems in a peaceful way. Between the World Wars, she worked on League of Nation projects and international relief efforts. When Nazism threatened Europe she encouraged U.S. participation in WWII. Balch was recognized for her work with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. She and John Mott were co-recipients of the 1946 Nobel Peace Prize.

As the world community develops in peace, it will open up great untapped reservoirs in human nature.

Erected 2013 by Nobel Peace Laureate Project.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Peace • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is January 8, 1967.

Location. 44° 3.44′ N, 123° 4.886′ W. Marker is in Eugene, Oregon, in Lane County. Marker can be reached from Day Island Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Eugene OR 97401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Jody Williams (1997) (here, next to this marker); American Friends Service Committee (1947)

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(here, next to this marker); Theodore Roosevelt (1906) (here, next to this marker); The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (1997) (here, next to this marker); Martin Luther King, Jr. (1964) (here, next to this marker); International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (1985) (a few steps from this marker); Cordell Hull (1945) (a few steps from this marker); Nicolas Murray Butler (1931) (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eugene.

More about this marker. The marker is located within the Nobel Peace Park, which is situated within Alton Baker Park, between the Defazio Bridge and Day Island Road.

Also see . . .
1. Emily Greene Balch (Wikipedia). "Emily Greene Balch (January 8, 1867 – January 9, 1961) was an American economist, sociologist and pacifist. Balch combined an academic career at Wellesley College with a long-standing interest in social issues such as poverty, child labor, and immigration, as well as settlement work to uplift poor immigrants and reduce juvenile delinquency. She moved into the peace movement at the start of World War I in 1914, and began collaborating with Jane Addams of Chicago. She became a central leader of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) based in Switzerland, for which she won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946." (Submitted on October 7, 2020.)

Emily Balch (1946) Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 26, 2016

2. Emily Balch (1946) Marker - wide view

The Balch marker is the third from the right.

2. Emily Greene Balch (NobelPrize.org). (Submitted on October 7, 2020.)

<i>Miss Emily Greene Balch</i> (same photo as on the marker) image. Click for full size.

Harris and Ewing (courtesy of the Library of Congress

3. Miss Emily Greene Balch (same photo as on the marker)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 81 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 7, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.