May Wright Sewall
/Overview
May Wright Sewall born Greenfield, WI May 27, 1844 (d. 1920). American suffragist and peace leader through World War I; organized International Conference of Women Workers to Promote Permanent Peace 1915; sailed on Ford's peace ship to stop war 1915-16.
Quotations
"[W]omen. . . believe in the solidarity of humanity. . . They see in the maintenance and enlargement of the present standing armies of the world a menace to the highest civilization." (April 25, 1899 letter on behalf of 1.25 million women commending Russian Tsar's peace effort; photo gutenberg.org)