Katrina Trask

Overview

Katrina “Kate” Trask (née Nichols) born Brooklyn, NY May 30, 1853 (d. 1922). Pacifist and internationalist novelist and poet. Co-founded Yaddo artist center. Published poem “The Statue of Peace”, 1914; peace pamphlets “The Logic of War”, and “The Conquering Army”. Playwright of popular play “In the Vanguard”, 1913.

Quotations

“Blow a man to pieces in the name of patriotism, and then try to patch the pieces together in the name of humanity. It’s really comic when you think about it.” (Maria Beach, Women Staging War, 2004, p. 49; photo Wikipedia)