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Extract from League of Nations report on the presentation of the memorial
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| Title | Extract from League of Nations report on the presentation of the memorial |
|---|---|
| Description | Text taken from the Welsh League of Nations annual report 1924 (page 20)detailing the presentation of the memorial and oak chest to the women of America in Washington on February 20th The 1923 Welsh Women’s Peace Petition, coordinated by the Welsh League of Nations Union, was signed by 390,296 women in a call for America to join and lead the League of Nations, to prevent the outbreak of another war in the aftermath of World War One. In 1924, a delegation of Welsh women undertook a 'Welsh Women's Peace Tour' across America, meeting president Calvin Coolidge before travelling across the country, garnering support for the appeal. Stops along the way included Washington D.C., Chicago, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York. Annie Hughes Griffiths' diary provides great insight into the peace campaign and the contemporary internationalist women's movement. Find out more at: |
| Item URL | https://www.peoplescollection.wales/items/1885111 |
| Date | 1924 |
| Community archive | People's Collection Wales |
| Subject |
'OTHER: Arts and Crafts' 'Processions and Social Events' 'OTHER: Community and Social' 'OTHER: War Protest and Politics' womens peace petition Wales for Peace history Womens History womens peace appeal Welsh history wales Temple of Peace Welsh Centre for International Affairs deiseb heddwch merched Cymru dros Heddwch Hanes Hanes Merched apêl heddwch merched hanes cymru cymru teml heddwch canolfan gymreig materion rhyngwladol |
| Level | Item |
| Author | Cymru dros Heddwch / Wales for Peace |
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