Mothers' Movement

Mothers' Movement also known as the Mothers' Crusade began with the February 5, 1941 Mothers’ March on Washington, a collation of anti-war women who wanted the United States to stay out of World War II.

History

One leading and driving force of the movement was Elizabeth Dilling, an anti-communist and anti-Semitic researcher and author who once was indicted for sedition. After the march several of these women went back home a started their own national or regional Mothers organization. By one estimate five to six million women may have been involved with the Mothers' Movement. As the war continued the Mothers' Movement sought a negotiated peace with the Axis Powers. Women’s Voice was a popular paper among the movement.

Leaders

• Mary L. Arbogast - Cincinnati Mothers of Sons Forum
• Lulu Avery - Mothers of Minneapolis
• Marie Ballum
• Lucinda Benge - Mothers of Sons Forum
• Catherine V. Brown (Mrs. John Brown) - Crusading Mothers of Pennsylvania and later National Blue Star Mothers
• Bessie Burchett - Mothers and Daughters of Philadelphia
• Hannah M. Conners - National League of Mothers, Milton, Massachusetts (New England chapter)
• Adelle Cox - Los Angeles leader of We, the Mothers, Mobilize for America
• Cathrine Curtis - Women's National Committee to Keep the U.S. Out of War
• Mary A. Decker - Mothers of the U.S.A.
• Rosa Farber - Mothers of the U.S.A.
• Mynnie Fischer - Mothers Mobilizing Against War (Milwaukee)
• Ethel Groen - Mothers of Sons Forum (North College Hill, Ohio)
• Mary Kenney - Women of America (Lincoln Neb.)
• Beatrice Knowles (Mrs. Murray Knowles) - American Mothers of Detroit (photo of Mrs. Knowles)
• Josephine Mahler - Mothers of Sons Forum
• Kathleen Norris - National Legion of Mothers of America
• Lillian Parks
• Edith Scott - National Legion of Mothers and Women of America (Philadelphia)
• Frances Sherrill - National Legion of Mothers of America (Los Angeles)
• Frieda Stanley (Mrs. David K. Stanley) - United Mothers of Cleveland and later United Mothers of America (photo of Mrs. Stanley)
• Katherine M. Sutter - Loyal American Mothers
• Lyrl Clark Van Hyning - national leader We, the Mothers, Mobilize for America
• Agnes Waters - National Blue Star Mothers
• Blanche Winters

See also

• Mothers and Daughters United
• National League of Mothers
• Americanism Defense League
• Women United
• Lineage of American nationalist organizations and individuals

External link

• THE MOTHER’S MOVEMENT: Agitating Against American Involvement in World War II