Jane Addams (1860-1935) was a notable American activist and figure in the history of social work and women’s suffrage. She was an advocate for world peace and was the first women to be awarded an honorary degree from Yale University. She co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and in 1931 became the first American woman to be award the Nobel Peace Prize. Emily Greene Balch (1867-1961) was an American economist, sociologist and pacifist. She became the central leader of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) for which she won the Novel Peace Prize in 1946. Alice Hamilton (1869-1970) was an American physician and leading expert in the field of occupational health. She became the first women appointed to the faculty of Harvard University. She was a recipient of numerous honors and awards, most notably the Albert Lasker Public Service Award.

Women at the Hague offers a remarkable first-person account of three inspiring women who participated in the International Peace Congress of 1915 during World War I. The calls for women’s representation and participation in national governments and international forums made by Jane Addams, Emily G. Balch, and Alice Hamilton resonates today as women around the world continue to push for their voices to be heard and their policies focused on peace, nonviolence, and social justice to be implemented. The book is a clear reminder of both the advances women have made in promoting peace in the past as well as the work that still remains. Students and scholars alike will find this work a welcome contribution to our understanding of the ways in which gender matters, and the challenges and opportunities women face in national and international politics, and foreign policy in particular.

• Introduction: Women and World Peace, by Mary Jo DeeganPrefatory Note1. Journey and Impressions of Congress, Emily G. Balch2. At the War Capitals, Alice Hamilton3. The Revolt Against War, Jane Addams4. Factors in Continuing the War, Jane Addams5. At the Northern Capitals, Emily G. Balch6. The Time for Making Peace, Emily G. Balch7. Women and Internationalism, Jame AddamsAppendicesOpinions of the CongressSome Particulars about the CongressResolutions Adopted by the DelegationsManifesto issued by the DelegationsSynopsis of Argument on Continuous Mediation without Armistice; by Julia Grace Wales, a delegate to the Congress from the University of Wisconsin

Jane Addams (1860-1935) was a notable American activist and figure in the history of social work and women’s suffrage. She was an advocate for world peace and was the first women to be awarded an honorary degree from Yale University. She co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and in 1931 became the first American woman to be award the Nobel Peace Prize. Emily Greene Balch (1867-1961) was an American economist, sociologist and pacifist. She became the central leader of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) for which she won the Novel Peace Prize in 1946. Alice Hamilton (1869-1970) was an American physician and leading expert in the field of occupational health. She became the first women appointed to the faculty of Harvard University. She was a recipient of numerous honors and awards, most notably the Albert Lasker Public Service Award.

Women at the Hague offers a remarkable first-person account of three inspiring women who participated in the International Peace Congress of 1915 during World War I. The calls for women’s representation and participation in national governments and international forums made by Jane Addams, Emily G. Balch, and Alice Hamilton resonates today as women around the world continue to push for their voices to be heard and their policies focused on peace, nonviolence, and social justice to be implemented. The book is a clear reminder of both the advances women have made in promoting peace in the past as well as the work that still remains. Students and scholars alike will find this work a welcome contribution to our understanding of the ways in which gender matters, and the challenges and opportunities women face in national and international politics, and foreign policy in particular.

• Introduction: Women and World Peace, by Mary Jo DeeganPrefatory Note1. Journey and Impressions of Congress, Emily G. Balch2. At the War Capitals, Alice Hamilton3. The Revolt Against War, Jane Addams4. Factors in Continuing the War, Jane Addams5. At the Northern Capitals, Emily G. Balch6. The Time for Making Peace, Emily G. Balch7. Women and Internationalism, Jame AddamsAppendicesOpinions of the CongressSome Particulars about the CongressResolutions Adopted by the DelegationsManifesto issued by the DelegationsSynopsis of Argument on Continuous Mediation without Armistice; by Julia Grace Wales, a delegate to the Congress from the University of Wisconsin