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Emily Greene Balch (* 8. Januar 1867 in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts; † 9. Januar 1961 in Cambridge) war eine US-amerikanische Nationalökonomin, Pazifistin und Friedensnobelpreisträgerin .
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 ...
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Emily Greene Balch was an American sociologist, political scientist, economist, and pacifist, a leader of the women’s movement for peace during and after World War I. She received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1946 jointly with John Raleigh Mott. She was also noted for her sympathetic and thorough.
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9. Jan. 2016 · Emily Greene Balch. The Nobel Peace Prize 1946. Born: 8 January 1867, Jamaica Plain, MA (now Boston, MA), USA. Died: 9 January 1961, Cambridge, MA, USA. Residence at the time of the award: USA. Role: Formerly Professor of History and Sociology; Honorary International President, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
Emily Greene Balch was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her lifelong efforts for disarmament and peace. She did not receive any congratulations from President Truman, as the US government had long viewed her as a dangerous radical. Balch openly declared herself a pacifist early in her career.
In 1935 Emily Greene Balch became leader of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. She warned against fascism, and criticised the western democracies for not attempting to stop Hitler's and Mussolini's aggressive policies.
