Elsie Clews Parsons

Overview

Elsie Clews Parsons born New York, NY November 27, 1875 (d. 1941). American anthropologist and sociologist; self-styled “militant pacifist,” publicly opposed World War I, as member of Women’s Peace Party. Leader of American League to Limit Armaments, 1915. Feminist member of Heterodoxy Club; co-founder New School.

Quotations

“One may be a nonresistant in war because of a very passionate resistance against adding to the pain and suffering of the world.” (New York Tribune, Jan. 22, 1918; photo Spartacus-educational.com)