Marguerite Gobat

Marguerite Gobat (23 February 1870 – 19 July 1937) was Swiss editor, teacher and pacifist.[1]

Biography

Marguerite Gobat was born on 23 February 1870 in Delémont, Switzerland. Her father Albert Gobat (1843–1914) was a well-known pacifist, and jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1902 along with Élie Ducommun.[2][3]

She was actively involved in global peace and women's welfare. In 1915 she founded World Union of Women for International Concord in Geneva along with Clara Guthrie d'Arcis and 35 women from different countries. She was one of the founders of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.[1][4]

She died on 19 July 1937 in Evilard.

References

  1. 1 2 Bianchi, Bruna (26 April 2016). Living War, Thinking Peace (1914-1924): Women’s Experiences, Feminist Thought, and International Relations. Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-443-89247-6. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. ↑ Randall, Mercedes M. (1964). Improper Bostonian. Morris Cir, Dallas: Ardent Media. p. 282. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Abrams, Irwin (2001). The Nobel Peace Prize and the Laureates: An Illustrated Biographical History, 1901-2001. New York: Science History Publications. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-881-35388-4. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Gwinn, Kristen E. (1 October 2010). Emily Greene Balch: The Long Road to Internationalism. Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-252-09015-8. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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