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Women Against War

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Women Against War is the name of two organizations of women opposed to war.

Past

The Vietnam War played a major role in the creation of many anti-war organizations. This war was often considered to be an unpopular war. Mary Phelps Jacob, later known as Caresse Crosby, founded the organization during the 1950s. Part of her work for the Women Against War group was her attempt to establish a Peace Act of 1950. In an attempt to support the bill, she proposed "Peace Bonds" that would be similar to the savings bonds the government put out. Jacob also lobbied for a Department of Peace. Her work was not embraced by those she attempted to appeal to. She also worked to create a group known as the "Citizens of the World."

Peace Act of 1950

During the time of the Women Against War, there was another women's anti-war activist group known as Women Strike for Peace, which worked for and succeeded in obtaining a nuclear test ban, and a student lead group called the Student Peace Union.

Present

Women Against War works on projects aimed at educating and empowering women of the Capital DistrictofNew York State into anti-war, pro-women activism.^[1] One of the offshoots of Women Against War is Grannies for Peace, found in different states.

Future

References

External links

• WAW, Delmar New York, homepage

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