Women's Peace Council
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The Women's Peace Council was a group that, during World War I
, campaigned for a negotiated end to the conflict. The group's membership was mainly from the Women's Freedom League
, a group made up of suffragettes. Many of its members were also pacifists.
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, campaigned for a negotiated end to the conflict. The group's membership was mainly from the Women's Freedom League
Women's Freedom League
The Women's Freedom League was an organisation in the United Kingdom which campaigned for women's suffrage and sexual equality.The group was founded in 1907 by seventy members of the Women's Social and Political Union including Teresa Billington-Greig, Charlotte Despard, Elizabeth How-Martyn, and...
, a group made up of suffragettes. Many of its members were also pacifists.