Emily Green Balch shared the Prize – unwelcome by some –
But not the limelight and congratulations heaped on Mott.
Her work with the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
Secured her support through a successful campaign. She got
Nominated by universities across the U.S. and Europe.
She had studied sociology and social work for underprivileged,
Taught college, helped workers get their first minimum wage,
Preached peace and joined Jane Addams at the Hague to develop
A women’s plan for peace. She then travelled, studied, and met
With European leaders in efforts to secure,
By political persuasion, a greater commitment to disarmament.
She supported the Bolshevik Revolution and was labelled a traitor.
She continued, elderly, to reconcile the U.S. with the Soviets and China,
A pioneer and unsung diplomat, a Peace refiner.
June Edvenson 