Emma Miller

Overview

Emma Miller born Chesterfield, England June 26, 1839 (d. 1917). Australian peace activist; suffragist; labor reformer. As President of Queensland Women's Peace Army, opposed conscription in World War I.

Quotations

On war: "Those who make the quarrel should be the only ones to fight."

"[T]hen conscience was satisfied, unpopularity should not matter—respectability meant acting in humanity's interest." (National Library of Australia; photo Wikipedia)