Edna Fischel Gellhorn

Overview

Edna Fischel Gellhorn born St. Louis, MO December 18, 1878 (d. 1970). President League of Women Voters; promoted world unity through League of Nations and UN; leader in suffrage and racial integration.

Quotations

"I'm glad I was born in a time of stress. And I have infinite faith in the future." (1953, Dict. Mo Bio 332; photo Bryn Mawr lib.)