RARE Violet Oakley "The Holy Experiment" SIGNED COPY to The Women's Intl League

RARE Violet Oakley "The Holy Experiment" SIGNED COPY to The Women's Intl League Personal Gift from Author Violet Oakley to Mildred Scott Olmsted, National Administrative Secretary of The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. While detailed information on both Amazing Women can be found on Wikipedia, I have added some brief information below. Mildred Scott Olmsted (December 5, 1890 – July 2, 1990) was an American Quaker pacifist, in Leadership positions with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom in the United States. Olmsted was a Leader in Peace and Women's Organizations, especially those based in the Philadelphia area. She helped to found SANE (now Peace Action), served as Vice-Chair of the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (which her husband Judge Allen Seymour Olmsted II  Founded), and served on the United Nations Council of Non-Governmental Organizations, and was active with the Main Line Birth Control League. Violet Oakley (June 10, 1874 – February 25, 1961) was the first American Woman to receive a public mural commission. During the first quarter of the twentieth century, she was renowned as a pathbreaker in mural decoration, a field that had been exclusively practiced by men. Oakley excelled at murals and stained glass designs that addressed themes from history and literature in Renaissance-revival styles. Oakley's political beliefs were shaped by the Quaker William Penn (1(contact info removed)) whose ideals she represented in her murals at the Pennsylvania State Capitol. She became committed to the Quaker principles of pacifism, equality of the races and sexes, economic and social justice, and international government. When the United States refused to join the League of Nations after the Great War, Oakley went to Geneva, Switzerland. She was an early advocate of nuclear disarmament after World War II. The Volume even has the Original packaging mailed from Violet Oakley herself. Serious offers will be considered.

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