Lucia Ames Mead

Overview

Lucia Ames Mead born Boscawen, NH May 5, 1856 (d. 1936). Pioneering American internationalist; anti-imperialist; pacifist; suffragist. Promoted interdependence, arbitration, and international organization, including international police force. Co-founded Women's Peace Party with Jane Addams, 1915; founding member of WILPF.

Quotations

"Whoever helps to make nations interdependent helps to make them friends."(Swords and Plowshares, p. 48, 1913; photo cowhampshireblog.com)