Emily Balch (1946)
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) (here, next to this marker); Theodore Roosevelt (1906) (here, next to this marker); The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (1997)
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.)
2. Emily Greene Balch (NobelPrize.org). (Submitted on October 7, 2020.)
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