Emily Greene Balch
Also known as Emily G. Balch, Emily Balch
American economist and writer
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Emily Greene Balch was an American economist and writer who contributed to economic thought and literature in her time. While details about her specific accomplishments are limited here, her work in economics and writing made her a notable figure in American intellectual history.
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- Born
- 1867
- Died
- 1961
- Works
- 17
Top works
- Women at the Hague
- Public Assistance of the Poor in France
- Approaches to the Great Settlement
- Approaches to the Great Settlement
- Papers of Emily Greene Balch, 1875-1961
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Emily Greene Balch (January 8, 1867 – January 9, 1961) was an American economist, sociologist and pacifist. Balch combined an academic career at Wellesley College with a long-standing interest in social issues such as poverty, child labor, and immigration, as well as settlement work to uplift poor immigrants and reduce juvenile delinquency.
She moved into the peace movement at the start of World War I in 1914, and began collaborating with Jane Addams of Chicago. She became a central leader of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) based in Switzerland, for which she won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946, sharing the win with John Mott.