ORGANIZATION

Founded 1915, first President Jane Addams.

Listed "Sponsors" as of October 2006 include: Julia Alvarez, Elise Boulding, Vinie Burrows, Sandra Cisneros, John Conyers, Blanche Wiesen Cook, Frances Farenthold, Dolores Huerta, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Yolanda King, Barbara Lee, Elizabeth McAlister, Holly Near, Grace Paley, Suzanne Pharr, Betty Rearden, Sonia Sanchez, Alice Walker.

It is not clear exactly what role these enumerated "Sponsors" play.

Official Website:
http://www.wilpf.org/

Founding Date:
1915

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jane Addams	Activist	6-Sep-1860	21-May-1935	Founder of Hull House
Sophonisba Breckinridge	Activist	1-Apr-1866	30-Jul-1948	Suffragette and abolitionist
Olympia Brown	Activist	5-Jan-1835	23-Oct-1926	Lady preacher and suffragette
John Conyers	Politician	16-May-1929		Congressman, Michigan 14th
Frances Farenthold	Educator	2-Oct-1926		President of Wells College, 1976-80
Eddie Bernice Johnson	Politician	3-Dec-1935		Congresswoman, Texas 30th
Florence Kelley	Activist	12-Sep-1859	17-Feb-1932	Founder of National Consumers League
Barbara Lee	Politician	16-Jul-1946		Anti-war Congresswoman, California 9th
Grace Paley	Author	11-Dec-1922	22-Aug-2007	The Little Disturbances of Man
Lillian Wald	Activist	10-Mar-1867	1-Sep-1940	Henry Street Settlement
Alice Walker	Author	9-Feb-1944		The Color Purple

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