Elin Wagner

Overview

Elin Wägner born Lund, Sweden May 16, 1882 (d. 1949). Swedish journalist; feminist; pacifist; novelist, and radical environmentalist. Covered Hague Women's Conference, 1915; led Women's Unarmed Uprising Against War, 1935; authored plan for world parliament, 1935. Published The Alarm Clock, 1941.

Quotations

"[P]eace on earth. But peace with the earth." (photo sv.Wikipedia)