Gladys Walser

Overview

Gladys Walser (née Drummond) born Kobe, Japan June 29, 1889 (d. 1975). First WILPF representative at UN, 1945-57. Exchange of prisoners, Korean War armistice, 1952. Played influential role in disarmament of Antarctica, 1959.

Quotations

“The achieving of peace and goodwill among nations. To attain this goal it is my belief that these ends can be attained not by resort to force and violence, but by peaceful means—negotiation, arbitration, conciliation and judicial judgment.” (vitae)