Emily Greene Balch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emily Greene Balch

American economist and writer

Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1867

Place of Birth: Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 09-Jan-1961

Profession: writer, economist, pedagogue, university teacher, journalist, sociologist, trade unionist, pacifist, peace activist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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.