Alice Park Diary. Fall 1928
written by Alice Park, 1861-1961, in Register of the Alice Park Papers, 1883-1957, of Stanford University. Hoover Institution. Archives (Box 25, "Diary for 1928" folder) (Stanford, CA) (1929) , 13 page(s)
Details
- Abstract / Summary
- Discussion of books she’s read while at sea. Arrived in Cherbourg, France, met Mr. William A. Stakman from Harvard on the trip through Caen, Lisieux, and Eveaux. Arrived in Paris 20 September, took train from Paris to Geneva, once in Geneva, Park met with Madeleine Doty and Mary Sheepshanks. Went to the League of Nations 30 September; mentions the Africa Conference and how many delegates, clerks, etc , are women. Mentions daily activities at the League of Nations and in Geneva, including meetings, dinners, etc. related to her work with Peace House. Travelled to Lausanne, Switzerland, discusses Socialist meetings. Spends most of her time seeking signatures from Latin American secretariats and League members. Mentions the following names: Lawrence Todd, Elizabeth Towle, Mrs. Lloyd, M. Francois Sokal, Edith Phelps, Helen Hoy Greeley, Dr. Parodi, Pierre Ceresoli, Romani Rolland, Cristobal Rodriguez, Arthur Sweetser (US Secretariat), Jose Porto, Harrison Brown, Isabel Ashby, Oscar Bertholm, Carlos Garcia-Palacois, A.M. Cespedes.
- Field of Interest
- Women and Social Movements
- Author
- Alice Park, 1861-1961
- Collection
- Women and Social Movements, International
- Content Type
- Diary/Memoir/Autobiography
- Duration
- 0 sec
- Format
- Text
- Page Count
- 13
- Subject
- Women and Social Movements, History, Women and Social Reform, Transnational Women’s Movement, Mujer y Reforma Social, Mulher e Reforma Social, Movimiento de Mujeres Transnacional, Movimento Feminista Transnacional, Geneva, Geneva canton, Switzerland, League of Nations, Alice Park, 1861-1961, Geneva, Geneva Canton, Peace, International Governance, and International Law, League of Nations, International Peace
- Topic
- League of Nations, International Peace
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Mujer y Reforma Social, Mulher e Reforma Social, Movimiento de Mujeres Transnacional, Movimento Feminista Transnacional, Geneva, Geneva canton, Switzerland