America 1910-1919: Government and Politics Research Article from American Decades

This Study Guide consists of approximately 103 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of America 1910-1919.

America 1910-1919: Government and Politics Research Article from American Decades

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The Woman's Peace Party (WPP) was founded in January 1915, with social worker Jane Addams, the founder of Hull House in Chicago, as its first president. Other prominent members included Sophonisba Breckinridge (treasurer), Carrie Chapman Catt, Anna Howard Shaw, and Mrs. Booker T. Washington. Asserting that "the mother half of humanity" needed a voice in world affairs, the WPP political platform called for mediation of the problems among. European belligerents, for arms limitations, and for woman suffrage* on the grounds that votes for women would bring a quicker peace. The WPP also favored democratic control of foreign policy and removal of the economic causes of war — although the platform was unclear on the meaning of these two demands or how they were to be achieved. The party gained international recognition when Jane Addams presided at the International Congress of Woman held at The...

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