139 P - Womens Internationalism in Peace and War

Friday, June 2, 2017: 1:45 PM-3:15 PM
BRESL 111 (Hofstra University)
"The U.S. Government Must Stop the Genocide of Asian People": Gender and the Rise of Peace Activism in Asian America in the 1970s
Naoko Wake, Michigan State University
"Peace Comedy": The 1915 International Congress of Women
Alison Fletcher, Juniata College
'Unbreakable solidarity of women throughout the world with heroic Vietnam': Freda Brown, women's organisations and the anti-Vietnam war movement
Lisa Milner, Southern Cross University
"War does strange things": The mobilization of the American Fund for French Wounded in World War I
Tamar Y. Rothenberg, Bronx Community College
Comment:
Maroussia Ahmed, McMaster University

Session Abstract

This panel discusses women’s contributions to peace activism and veteran care during times of war. Two of the papers address anti-war activism during Vietnam, with a focus on the actions of Asian-American women and Australian women. Another two papers discuss the persistence and effectiveness of peace and aid organizations that were created by women, such as the International Council of Women (ICW) and the American Fund for French Wounded (AFFW).

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