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Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament (WAND)
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Harvey, K, Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament (WAND), Opposition to war: An encyclopedia of U.S. peace and antiwar movements, MK Hall (ed), Santa Barbara, 2, pp. 720-721 (2018) [Entry]
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Abstract
Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament (WAND) began as the Women's Party for
Survival (WPS), founded by Helen Caldicott in Boston in 1980. The WPS was
engaged in public education and advocacy for nuclear disarmament, encouraging
women to oppose the arms race, educating others on its dangers, and calling on
their elected representatives to bring about change to U.S. nuclear policy. Its politics
were moderate, and although it was not explicitly a feminist organization, its
principles were based on a polite, maternal pacifism. Owing much to Caldicott's
savvy networking, WPS chapters and affiliates soon formed across the United States.
Educational programs, lobbying workshops, and demonstrations-the largest held
annually on Mother's Day-promoted the idea that women could take leadership
in organizing on what WPS regarded as the most significant issue facing humanitythe
nuclear arms race.
Item Details
Item Type: | Entry |
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Keywords: | peace movement, nuclear weapons, feminism |
Research Division: | History, Heritage and Archaeology |
Research Group: | Historical studies |
Research Field: | North American history |
Objective Division: | Culture and Society |
Objective Group: | Understanding past societies |
Objective Field: | Understanding the past of the Americas |
UTAS Author: | Harvey, K (Dr Kyle Harvey) |
ID Code: | 127459 |
Year Published: | 2018 |
Deposited By: | College Office - CALE |
Deposited On: | 2018-07-30 |
Last Modified: | 2018-07-30 |
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