Emily Greene Balch
Women's Rights Activists

Emily Greene Balch Net Worth

Emily Greene Balch was a prominent American economist, sociologist and pacifist who was born in Boston, United States in 1867. She was raised in an intellectually stimulating environment and went on to study economics at Bryn Mawr College, where she won the college’s first European Fellowship. She combined her successful academic career with her interest in social issues, becoming a leader of the Women's Trade Union League and focusing on issues related to immigration, juvenile delinquency and the economic roles of women. During World War I, she moved into the peace movement and collaborated with Jane Addams of Chicago on several projects. She became an American leader of the international peace movement and played a central role in the International Congress of Women, for which she shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 with John R. Mott. Throughout her life, Balch remained committed to humanitarian causes and never married.
Emily Greene Balch is a member of Women's Rights Activists

Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Social Activist
Birth Day January 08, 1867
Birth Place Boston, United States
Age 152 YEARS OLD
Died On January 9, 1961(1961-01-09) (aged 94)\nCambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Birth Sign Aquarius
Occupation Writer, economist, professor
Known for Nobel Peace Prize in 1946

💰 Net worth

Emily Greene Balch, a renowned social activist in the United States, is projected to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million in 2024. Balch, who dedicated her life to championing various causes, including women's rights, international peace, and social justice, made significant contributions to society throughout her lifetime. Although her financial worth is difficult to ascertain, her invaluable efforts and impact on the world continue to resonate as a testament to her unwavering dedication and commitment to creating a better and more equitable society for all.

Biography/Timeline

1889

Balch was born to a prominent Yankee family in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, a neighborhood of Boston, to Francis V. and Ellen (nėe Noyes) Balch. Her Father was a successful Lawyer and one time secretary to United States Senator Charles Sumner. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1889 after reading widely in the classics and languages, and focusing on economics. She did graduate work in Paris and published her research as Public Assistance of the Poor in France (1893). She did settlement housework in Boston, but decided on an academic career.

1896

She then studied at Harvard University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Berlin, and began teaching at Wellesley College in 1896. She focused on immigration, consumption, and the economic roles of women. She served on numerous state commissions, such as the first commission on minimum wages for women. She was a leader of the Women's Trade Union League, which supported women who belonged to labor unions. She published a major sociological study of Our Slavic Fellow Citizens in 1910.

1914

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.

1919

Her major achievements were just beginning, as she became an American leader of the international peace movement. In 1919, Balch played a central role in the International Congress of Women. It changed its name to the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and was based in Geneva.

1921

Balch converted from Unitarianism and became a Quaker in 1921. She stated, "Religion seems to me one of the most interesting things in life, one of the most puzzling, richest and thrilling fields of human thought and speculation... religious experience and thought need also a light a day and sunshine and a companionable sharing with others of which it seems to me there is generally too little... The Quaker worship at its best seems to me give opportunities for this sort of sharing without profanation."

1946

She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 for her work with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). Her acceptance speech highlighted the issues of nationalism and efforts for international peace. Balch never married. She died the day after her 94th birthday.

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