Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize | |
Year: | 1955 |
Number: | 37 - 1 |
Nominee: |
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Name: | Women´s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) |
City: | Geneva |
Country: | SWITZERLAND (CH) |
Nominator: |
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Name: | Philip E Jacob |
Gender: | M |
Profession: | Professor |
University: | Pennsylvania |
City: | Philadelphia |
State: | PA |
Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
Comments: | WLPF was founded in April 1915. Gertrude Baer was also nominated in 1955 for her work in WILPF. Two of the founding members, Jane Addams and Emily Greene Balch, received the Nobel Peace Prize, respectively in 1931 and 1946. |