Ethel Williams
/Overview
Ethel Williams born Cromer, Norfolk, England July 8, 1863 (d. 1948). British pediatrician; Socialist pacifist who opposed World War I, joining Union of Democratic Control; suffragist; delegate to WILPF congress Zurich 1919; supported postwar relief to former enemies.
Quotations
“We must find the path of cooperation of nations. . . We must use our great powers, our knowledge and our science for the social progress of mankind and not in senseless competiton which brings war.” (St. Louis, Lawrence World-Journal, May 16, 1924; photo reflectionsofnewcastle1914)