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List of women pacifists and peace activists

List of women pacifists and peace activists

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This is a list of women pacifists and peace activists by nationality – notable women who are well known for their work in promoting pacifism.

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International Congress of Women in 1915. left to right:1. Lucy Thoumaian - Armenia, 2. Leopoldine Kulka, 3. Laura Hughes - Canada, 4. Rosika Schwimmer - Hungary, 5. Anita Augspurg - Germany, 6. Jane Addams - USA, 7. Eugénie Hamer - Belgium, 8. Aletta Jacobs - Netherlands, 9. Chrystal Macmillan - UK, 10. Rosa Genoni - Italy, 11. Anna Kleman - Sweden, 12. Thora Daugaard - Denmark, 13. Louise Keilhau - Norway

Introduction

Further information: Women in peacekeeping

Women have been active in peace movements since at least the 19th century. After the First World War broke out in 1914, many women's organizations became involved in peace activities. In 1915, the International Congress of Women in the Hague brought together representatives from women's associations in several countries, leading to the establishment of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.[1] This in turn led to national chapters which continued their work in the 1920s and 1930s. After the Second World War, European women once again became involved in peace initiatives, mainly as a result of the Cold War, while from the 1960s the Vietnam War led to renewed interest in the United States.[2]

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Botswana

Belgium

Bulgaria

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

  • Olga Bianchi (1924–2015) – feminist, pacifist and women's rights activist

Cyprus

Denmark

  • Matilde Bajer (1840–1934) – Danish feminist and peace activists
  • Henriette Beenfeldt (1878–1949) – radical Danish peace activist
  • Benny Cederfeld de Simonsen (1865–1952) – Danish peace activist
  • Henriette Crone (1874–1933) – trade unionist, peace activist and politician
  • Thora Daugaard (1874–1951) – Danish feminist, pacifist, journal editor and translator
  • Henni Forchhammer (1863–1955) – Danish educator, feminist and pacifist
  • Eline Hansen (1859–1919) – Danish feminist and peace activist
  • Estrid Hein (1873–1956) – Danish ophthalmologist, women's rights activist and pacifist
  • Ellen Hørup (1871–1953) – Danish writer, pacifist and women's rights activist
  • Johanne Meyer (1838–1915) – pioneering Danish suffragist, pacifist and journal editor
  • Eva Moltesen (1871–1934) – Finnish-Danish writer and peace activist
  • Camilla Nielsen (1856–1932) – Danish philanthropist, feminist and peace activist
  • Louise Nørlund (1854–1919) – Danish feminist and peace activist
  • Voldborg Ølsgaard (1877–1939) – Danish peace and women's rights activist
  • Clara Tybjerg (1864–1941) – Danish feminist, peace activist and educator
  • Louise Wright (1861–1935) – Danish philanthropist, feminist and peace activist
  • Else Zeuthen (1897–1975) – Danish peace activist, feminist and politician

Finland

France

Germany

Guatemala

Hungary

India

  • Kirthi Jayakumar (born 1987) – Indian peace activist and gender equality activist, youth peace activist, peace educator and founder of The Red Elephant Foundation
  • Gurmehar Kaur (born 1996) – Indian student and peace activist
  • Mother Teresa (1910–1997) – Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun, missionary, pacifist, Nobel Peace Prize recipient
  • Medha Patkar (born 1954) – Indian activist for Tribals and Dalits affected by dam projects
  • Manasi Pradhan (born 1962) – Indian activist; founder of Honour for Women National Campaign
  • Arundhati Roy (born 1961) – Indian writer, social critic and peace activist

Iran

  • Shirin Ebadi (born 1947) – Iranian lawyer, human rights activist, Nobel peace laureate

Iraq

  • Nadia Murad (born 1993) – Iraqi human rights activist, Nobel Prize laureate

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Ivory Coast

Japan

  • Atsuko Betchaku (1960–2017) – pacifist and educator
  • Marii Hasegawa (1918–2012) – Japanese peace activist
  • Raichō Hiratsuka (1886–1971) – Japanese writer, political activist, feminist, pacifist
  • Tano Jōdai (1886–1982) – Japanese English literature professor, peace activist and university president
  • Fumiko Nakamura (1913–2013) – Japanese teacher and anti-war activist.
  • Shina Inoue Kan (1899–1982) – Japanese academic, women's rights activist and pacifist
  • Yosano Akiko (1878–1942) – Japanese writer, feminist, pacifist

Kenya

Lebanon

Liberia

Lithuania

  • Gabrielle Radziwill (1877–1968) – Lithuanian pacifist, feminist and League of Nations official

Myanmar

  • Aung San Suu Kyi (born 1945) – Burmese politician, author, Nobel Peace Prize recipient

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Pakistan

  • Malala Yousafzai (born 1997) – Pakistani education activist, Nobel Prize laureate

Palau

Serbia

South Africa

Spain

  • Carmen Magallón (born 1951) – Spanish physicist, pacifist, conducting research in support of women's advancement in science and peace
  • Concepción Picciotto (1936–2016) – Spanish-born anti-nuclear and anti-war protester, White House Peace Vigil

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

United States

Venezuela

  • Sheyene Gerardi – human rights advocate, peace activist, founder of the SPACE Movement

Yemen

  • Tawakkol Karman (born 1979) – Yemini journalist, politician and human rights activist; shared 2011 Nobel Peace prize

See also

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