Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
Year: | 1917 |
Number: | 8 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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Name: | Rosika Schwimmer |
Gender: | F |
Year, Birth: | 1877 |
Year, Death: | 1948 |
Profession: | Hungarian-American peace activist |
Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
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Motivation: | Attended the women's peace conference in 1915. Initiated peace missions to both neutral and belligerent countries (adopted by the peace conference). |
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Nominator:
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Name: | Anna B Zipernowsky |
Gender: | F |
Profession: | Member of the Commission of the Permanent International Peace Bureau |
City: | Budapest |
Country: | HUNGARY (HU) |
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Comments: |
Schwimmer was living in the US during the war, but she did not emigrate permanently until 1921. |
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