Mary “Maikki” Friberg born Kankaanpäå, Finland January 5, 1861 (d. 1927). Finnish feminist author, teacher, and peacemaker. One of first 19 women elected to Finnish Parliament, 1907. Co-founded Peace Union, 1920; founded Finnish WILPF, 1926. (photo fi.wikipedia)
Erni Friholt born Lilienfeld, Austria November 27, 1936. Swedish Gandhian peace worker, advocate of nonviolence.
"Historical experience shows that the exercise of military power never solves a conflict but instead creates new conflicts with still more sufferings." (Critique of European Union, Dec. 3, 2005; photo World People's Blog)
Claudia Fritsche born Liechtenstein July 26, 1952. Ambassador to UN 1990-2002, US 2000-02.
"Women have to play an active part in conflict-resolution and peace-building. . . Women hold perspectives on conflict that differ from those of men. To a greater degree, women seek consensus." (Princeton, April 3, 2002; photo allgov.com)
Elizabeth Fry (née Gurney) born Norwich, England May 21, 1780 (d. 1845). "Angel of the Prisons "; English Quaker prison reformer; advocate of homeless; pioneer nurse; opponent of slavery.
"[When I] hear a very famous Marine band. . . I do not go, because I have some idea it is wrong, even to give countenance to a thing that inflames men’s minds to destroy each other; it is truly giving encouragement." (Aug. 8, 1798, Memoir, p. 56; photo historicalnorwich.co.uk)
Joan Mary Fry born Highgate, London, England July 27, 1862 (d. 1955). English social reformer; vegetarian; Quaker pacifist who organized relief to Germany after World War I; aided imprisoned conscientious objectors; delegate to first women's Hague Conference 1915.
"We dare not step short of serving ourselves or even our own nation, but must look to people of other nations as if they had been let into the family circle." (July 17, 1915, Friends’ Intelligencer, p. 450; photo The Friend)
Margery Fry born Highgate, London, England March 11, 1874 (d. 1956). Quaker prison reformer, college principal; early Secretary War Resisters International 1923; Quaker war relief in France WWI; women’s organization delegate to Versailles Peace Conference to get women into League of Nations 1919.
On marching against Boer War: “[I am] ashamed to be working for anything else but peace.” (Mijin Cho, British Quaker Women and Peace, p. 206)
Ruth Fry born Highgate, London, England September 4, 1878 (d. 1962). Quaker writer on peace and nonviolence; relief organizer after World War I, Russian famine 1921; Secretary National Council for the Prevention of War 1926-27; Treasurer London War Resisters’ International 1936-7.
"Women must learn to think internationally." ("Women's Responsibilities." 1923; photo Swarthmore College Peace Collection)
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