Emily Greene Balch: Biography, Facts and Career
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Emily Greene Balch (January 8, 1867 – January 9, 1961) was an American economist, sociologist and pacifist. Balch combined an academic career at Wellesley College with a long-standing interest in social issues such as poverty, child labor, and immigration, as well as settlement work to uplift poor immigrants and reduce juvenile delinquency. She moved into the peace movement at the start of World War I in 1914, and began collaborating with Jane Addams of Chicago. She became a central leader of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) based in Switzerland, for which she won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946, sharing the win with John Mott.
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- Full name: Emily Greene Balch
- Born: 1867-01-08
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q215139
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Emily Greene Balch (January 8, 1867 – January 9, 1961) was an American economist, sociologist and pacifist.
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Emily Greene Balch was born on 1867-01-08.
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