Manifesto by 2 Nobel Peace Prize Winners, Jane Addams and Emily Balch

Jane Addams & Emily Balch. Full text of the Manifesto Issued by Envoys of the International Congress of Women at the Hague to the Governments of Europe and the President of the United States. New York, 1915. One page. 8.5"x10". In the midst of the First World War, Envoys of the International Congress of Women wrote this manifesto to address those in power and argue for peace, an act that nearly destroyed Jane Addams' reputation, though she was later recognized for her pacifism and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. PRICE

Addams initially gained fame for her social work in Chicago and for founding the Hull-House, some calling her the only American saint. Her outspoken pacifism during the First World War nearly destroyed her reputation. She would be recognized for her work toward peace in 1931, when she became the second woman to ever win the Nobel Peace Prize. Addams was a mentor to Emily Balch, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 for her work as a leader of the pacifist movement throughout the world. The manifesto is signed in type by Alletta Jacobs, Chrystal Macmillan, Rosika Schwimmer, Emily G. Balch, and Jane Addams. "The excruciating burden of responsibility for the hopeless continuance of this war no longer rests on the will of the belligerent nations alone. It rests also on the will of those neutral governments and people who have been spared its shock but cannot, if they would, absolve themselves from their full share of responsibility for the continuance of war." Near fine condition. Very rare, only one other known copy worldwide, at the Netherland Peace Palace Library, according to an OCLC Worldcat search.

Balch, Emily. Full text of the Manifesto Issued by Envoys of the International Congress of Women at the Hague to the Governments of Europe and the President of the United States. New York, October 15, 1915. In the midst of the First World War, Envoys of the International Congress of Women wrote this manifesto to address those in power and argue for peace. Addams initially gained fame for her social work in Chicago and for founding the Hull-House, some calling her the only American saint. Her outspoken pacifism during the First World War nearly destroyed her reputation. She would be recognized for her work toward peace in 1931, when she became the second woman to ever win the Nobel Peace Prize. Addams was a mentor to Emily Balch, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 for her work as a leader of the pacifist movement throughout the world. The letter is signed in type by Alletta Jacobs, Chrystal Macmillan, Rosika Schwimmer, Emily G. Balch, and Jane Addams.

"The excruciating burden of responsibility for the hopeless continuance of this war no longer rests on the will of the belligerent nations alone. It rests also on the will of those neutral governments and people who have been spared its shock but cannot, if they would, absolve themselves from their full share of responsibility for the continuance of war." Near fine condition. Very rare. At the time that this description is being written, no copies are recorded in American institutions. OCLC search results are at best an estimate and can vary over time.