Louise Weiss

Overview

Louise Weiss born Arras, France January 26, 1893 (d. 1983). Journalist and dramatist; feminist; suffragist; politician. Promoted European unity; founded School of Peace, 1930; founded Institute of Polemology, 1945. Worked with League of Nations for post-WWI reconciliation; member of French Resistance, WWII; member of European Parliament, who later named their main building in her honor.

Quotations

"War is a catastrophe." (1914 Memories, Sandi Cooper "French Feminists", Peace & Change, Jan. 2011, p. 9; photo http://bit.ly/yro4Vx)