Dorothy Thompson

Overview

Dorothy Thompson born Lancaster, NY July 9, 1893 (d. 1961). Internationalist newswoman; founded American Friends of Middle East 1951; founded W.O.M.A.N. (World Organization of Mothers of All Nations), 1946. Opposed nuclear weapons and Cold War. Spoke against Korean War, advocating Quaker peace negotiation.

Quotations

"Gentlemen, we would relieve you of your fears. But first you must lay aside your guns. You cannot talk to the mothers with planes and atomic bombs. . . Then we will show you that the healing power of the world is not where you search for it. . . but in the emotion of the ideal—the unquenchable faith in life, the indestructible power of love." ("A Woman’s Manifesto." Ladies’ Home Journal, Feb. 1947, in Peter Kurth, American Cassandra, p. 407, 1990)

"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict." (quote and photo Wikipedia)