Author Daniel Buttry profiles Julia Ward Howe, famous for The Battle Hymn of the Republic but also the famous pacifist Mother’s Day Proclamation of 1870.
Category: Women
Simone Weil (1909-1943)
Simone Weil was an activist who fought on behalf of the marginalized. She was a philosopher and Christian mystic influenced by many spiritual traditions.
Joanna Macy
Peacemaker and author Daniel Buttry profiles Joanna Macy, a self-identified “eco-philosopher,” Buddhist scholar and teacher who bridges East and West.
Marian Wright Edelman
Peacemaker and author Daniel Buttry profiles the career of Marian Wright Edelman, lawyer, civil rights activist and founder of the Children’s Defense Fund.
Septima Clark
Author Daniel Buttry profiles Septima Clark (1898-1987), a civil rights hero with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s Crusade for Citizenship.