Mary Agnes Hamilton

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Overview

Mary Agnes “Molly” Hamilton (née Adamson) born Withington, Manchester, England July 8, 1882 (d. 1966). Suffragist; pacifist opposed to WWI. Co-founded and helped draft constitution for antiwar Union for Democratic Control (UDC), 1914. Published controversial novel Dead Yesterday, offering women’s view of war, 1916. Member of Parliament, 1928-31; delegate to League of Nations 1929, 1930; advocated League sanctions on Italy, 1935. BBC broadcaster on politics for women.

Quotations

“Tears filled Daphne’s eyes as she thought of the hundreds of thousands of men in Europe leaving just such homes and fields. . . to go out, filled with love for them and hatred for their brothers. . . to kill and be killed; and of fields like these all trampled underfoot and stained with blood, under the same tranquil sky.” (Dead Yesterday, p. 224; photo openlibrary.org)

Ishbel Hamilton-Gordon

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Ishbel Hamilton-Gordon, Lady Aberdeen (née Marjoribanks) born London, England March 15, 1857 (d. 1939). Suffragist and social activist. President, International Council of Women, which promoted internationalism and peace, 1893-99, 1904-20, 1922-36. Undertook mission to Paris Peace conference to open League of Nations staff to women.

Quotations

“We women of this day are learning a new patriotism—we are learning to covet for our countries that they shall emulate one another as to which can do the most for the god of thw world, and as to which can do the most to maintain the peace of the world.” (Aberdeen. Report of Transactions of ICW, 1899, in Heloise Brown, The Truest Form of Patriotism, p. 155)

“And we women to whom has been committed the trust of mothering the world must rid ourselves of fear—and unite together in all countries to protect and save the human race.” (ICW presidential address, Dubrovnik, 1936; photo thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)

Catherine Hamlin

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Catherine Hamlin (née Nicholson) born Sydney, Australia January 24, 1924. Obstetrician/gynecologist. Received Alternative Nobel Prize for providing Ethiopian women surgery for obstetric fistulas (often resulting from sexual violence), 2009.

Quotations

"These are the most to be pitied in the world. They’re alone in the world, ashamed of their injuries." (personal blog, Aug. 26, 2008; 2006 photo Wikipedia)

Judith Hand

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Judith Hand born Cherokee, OK February 4, 1940. American biologist; ethologist; novelist. Pioneered study of biological origins of war.

Quotations

“Because of genetic inclinations that are as deeply rooted as the bonding-for-aggression inclinations of men, most women would prefer to make or keep the peace, the sooner the better.” (Women, Power, and the Biology of Peace, 2003, p. 45)

“If women around the world in the twenty-first century would get their act together they could, partnered with men of like mind, shift the direction of world history to create a future without war.” (A Future Without War, 2006, p. 53; photo afww.wordpress.com)

Daryl Hannah

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Overview

Daryl Hannah born Chicago, IL December 3, 1960. Actress; eco-activist who has protested whaling, logging, sexual slavery, Amazon oil; jailed for farm protest; participated in civil disobedience against Iraq War, Los Angeles, 2006; arrested 2006, 2009, 2011.

Quotations

"All of the actions we take that result in health crises, environmental degradation, slavery, extinctions and war as interlinked, so I do what I can to try to share information in order to enable ourselves to make wiser, more informed choices." (Off-grid 101, Nov. 3, 2009; photo 2009 wiki commons pd)

Germaine Hannevart

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Germaine Hannevart born Leuze, Hainaut, Belgium August 8, 1887 (d. 1977). Belgian educator, biology professor; became active pacifist after fiancé killed in WWI; militant feminist; peace missions to China and Korea.

Quotations

"[My goal is] The triumph of peace and feminism, not only in the ranks of Belgian university women, but in the whole organism." (Dict. Femmes Belges, p. 307)

"War is repugnant because it has measured all stupidity." (Revue Spirtualité, Jan. 1949; photo gendergeschiedenis.be)

Louisa Hanoune

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Louisa Hanoune born al-Shafiqa, Hegal, Algeria April 8, 1954. As head of Workers Party, first woman to run for Algerian presidency, 2004. Nobel Peace Prize nominee, 2005. Opposed Libya War and American military bases in Africa.

Quotations

“[E]xtending NATO’s mission paves the way for the embodiment of the establishment of the U.S. forces to Africa—AFRICOM—which was rejected by the Algerian state and the neighboring states. . . paving the way for “total chaos and the somatization of Libya. . . a time bomb and the entire region is a fuel tank for chaos.” (Islam Times, Nov. 1, 2011; photo Wikipedia)

Lorraine Hansberry

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Lorraine Hansberry born Chicago, IL May 19, 1930 (d. 1965). Playwright who wrote first Black play for Broadway, "A Raisin in the Sun", 1959; supported Women Strike for Peace opposition to House Un-American Activities Committee investigation 1962.

Quotations

"In these perilous times, when the fate of the world is in such delicate balance, the fullest debate of the issue of war and peace is vital to survival. . . Freedom of ideas has always been a national necessity." (photo Wikipedia)

Sarah Harder

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Sarah Harder born Chicago, IL September 9, 1937. President National Peace Foundation 2000; feminist professor; president AAUW 1985-9; President of Women for Meaningful Summit encouraging end of Cold War 1990; co-chaired the 1990 Soviet-American Women's Summit; leader of International Federation of University Women and NOW; promoted UN peacemaking and gender equality; peacemaking in Caucasus 1992. Coined term "feminization of power."

Quotations

"Feminization of power uses the power of inclusion and engagement with the understanding that the more you bring together, the more energy you create." (Marci Korb interview, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, "Vision"; photo sophia.smith)

Bahia Hariri

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Bahia Hariri born Sidon, Lebanon June 26, 1952. Sunni Muslim; member of Lebanese Parliament, 1992-present; Minister of Education, 2008-09. UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, 2000; established Arab Women's Summit, 2001. Nobel Peace Prize nominee, 2005. Called for festival of 'peace and unity' to celebrate end of civil war; promoted role of women in Arab Spring.

Quotations

"[E]fforts to bring about equality between men and women could be stifled without first making progress on establishing security and stability in the region. . . there is no goal more important than peace and security." (Euromed Women's Conference, November 24, 2005; photo tripolisc)

Georgia Harkness

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Georgia Harkness born Harkness, NY April 21, 1891 (d. 1978). Ecumenical pacifist theologian and professor. Opposed World War II, nuclear weapons.

Quotations

"International order, first through the United Nations and eventually through a more inclusive world federation of nations, is the only sure road to peace." (Christian Ethics, ch. XI; photo Wikipedia)

Angie Harmon

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Angie Harmon born Highland Park, TX August 10, 1957. Actress; named UNICEF Ambassador 2013.

Quotations

"After learning the horrifying practice of child trafficking both in the United States and abroad, I knew I had to do something about it. That's what drew me to UNICEF. . . I believe that zero children should be forced into prostitution or made to work, especially at dangerous jobs." (UPI, Jan 2, 2013; photo Wikipedia)

Frances Harper

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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper born Baltimore, MD September 24, 1825 (d. 1911). Black non-resistant abolitionist poet; novelist and lecturer; sat-in on Philadelphia trolley 1859.

Quotations

Our world, so worn and weary,
Needs music, pure and strong. . .

Music to soothe all its sorrow,
Till war and crime shall cease;
And the hearts of men grown tender
Girdle the world with peace.

("Songs for the People"; photo Unitarian Universalist Assn.)

Mary McDonough Harren

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Mary McDonough Harren born September 4, 1925. Catholic Worker mother founded Peace & Justice House, Wichita, KS. First protest at Kansas military base; opposed Vietnam War, Salvador intervention; protested nuclear waste train.

Quotations

"Our mission is to support the worldwide struggle for justice and peace through education and non-violent action."

"Just who decided that pro-choice was pro-abortion? What lousy thinking. Had to be a celibate male." (Nov. 6, 2008; wichitapeace.org)

"How can we not remember the 2-3 million Vietnamese we killed for no other reason (I've forgotten why we were in Vietnam) than to stop the domino effect or to keep the Vietnam communist from landing in Long Beach? And how about the millions of Iraqis who were sacrificed for Bush's non-existent weapons of mass destruction. We got in Afghanistan but we can't get out." (Truthout, Nov. 11, 2012; photo wichitapeace.org)

Florence Jaffray Harriman

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Florence Jaffray Harriman (née Hurst) born Manhattan, NY July 21, 1870 (d. 1967). Suffragist, social reformer, and advocate of League of Nations; Ambassador to Norway 1943, aiding escape of royal family and Nazi opponents from Norway; one of first books on Holocaust.

Quotations

"There is no future for a Christian world but in truly and generously respecting the dignity of all men, and in working relentlessly that some equality of opportunity be common to all races and classes. . . There must come a sharing of all food, and of all culture." (Mission to the North, p. 325, 1941; photo Wikipedia)

Pamela Churchill Harriman

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Pamela Churchill Harriman (née Digby) born Farnborough, England March 20, 1920 (d. 1997). First female American ambassador to France, 1993; first woman diplomat to receive Legion of Honor.

Quotations

“[The United States and France] have responsibilities to create a world where peace can rule.” (Time, Jul. 5, 1993; photo Wikipedia)

Erna Prather Harris

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Erna Prather Harris born Kingfisher, OK June 29, 1908 (d. 1995). African-American journalist and peace activist; WILPF leader. Daughter of peacemaking father, a Gandhian who kept an overnight vigil to prevent a lynching. Founded and operated her own newspaper, The Kansas Journal, 1936-39. Wrote in opposition of US internment of Japanese citizens, 1946; supported Black Panthers’ opposition to draft. Attended founding of Mondcivitan Republic for world brotherhood, Cardiff, 1956. Opposed US intervention in Latin America, particularly Cuba. Undertook WILPF mission to Moscow, 1964. Led fight against Apartheid; spoke against Vietnam War. (photo janinewedel.info)