Emily Greene Balch

Emily Greene Balch was an American economist, sociologist, and pacifist who shared the 1946 Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.

Jane Addams: Jane Addams was an American social reformer, settlement-house founder, and peace activist who shared the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize. Balch joined Addams in organizing women’s international opposition to war.
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom: The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom is an international women’s organization founded in 1915 to oppose war and promote peace. Balch served as its international secretary and helped build its work across borders.
Wellesley College: Wellesley College is a private women’s liberal arts college in Massachusetts, founded in 1870. Balch studied, taught, and later held a long academic career at Wellesley.
1946 Nobel Peace Prize: The 1946 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly to Emily Greene Balch and John Raleigh Mott. The award recognized Balch’s international peace work after decades of advocacy.
Aletta Jacobs: Aletta Jacobs was a Dutch physician, feminist, and peace activist who helped organize the 1915 women’s peace congress. Jacobs and Balch worked together in the international women’s peace movement.
International Congress of Women: The International Congress of Women was a 1915 peace conference in The Hague attended by women from countries at war and at peace. Balch took part in the congress that launched the organization central to her peace work.
The Public Assistance of the Poor in France: The Public Assistance of the Poor in France is Balch’s 1893 study of French systems for assisting people in poverty. This early research reflected her empirical interest in social policy and poverty.
Women’s suffrage: Women’s suffrage is the movement to secure women’s legal right to vote. Balch’s peace organizing grew alongside women’s campaigns for political participation.
Lida Gustava Heymann: Lida Gustava Heymann was a German feminist and pacifist who helped lead the women’s international peace movement. Heymann was among the European activists Balch encountered in transnational peace organizing.
Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation: The Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation was a 1915 initiative urging neutral nations to mediate an end to World War I. Balch helped advance this mediation proposal after the Hague congress.

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