Alice Pestana

Overview

Alice Pestana de Blanco (AKA Caïel) born Santarem, Portugal April 7, 1860 (d. 1929). Portuguese novelist, playwright, and poet; pacifist and feminist. Founded Portuguese League for Peace, 1899. National representative at the founding of the Women’s League for Disarmament, 1899. Delegate to Hague Conference, 1900.

Quotations

We ask for the creation of Committees for the cause if peace in each country, so that in the XX century we may live in harmony, meaning peace, freedom, and justice.” (bloguiar “Portuguese Women Out of the Shadows”, Sept. 18, 2012; photo Bernardino Machado)