Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Detroit Branch
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1919
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Meta Riseman Oral History
Item
Identifier: LOH002333
Abstract
In 1978 Patricia Painter interviewed peace activist Meta Riseman. Collection consists of interview recordings and transcript. Riseman discusses her activities with the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.
Dates:
1978-03-02
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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Meta Riseman Oral History
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Detroit Branch Records
Collection
Identifier: UR001870
Abstract
The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to ending war and bringing about world peace. Formed in 1919 along with the Michigan branch, Detroit's WILPF branch has been active in pushing for peace and equality throughout the region and nationally. These actions reflected in the collection include lobbying politicians (notably Michigan governors, Representative John Dingell, and Detroit mayor Coleman Young), writing...
Dates:
1910 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1960 - 2003
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom: Meta Riseman Records
Collection
Identifier: UR000619
Abstract
Subjects include: peace; human rights; anti-Semitism
Dates:
1913 - 1979; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1957