Lella Secor Florence

Overview

Lella Secor Florence (née Lella Faye Secor) born Battle Creek, MI February 13, 1887 (d. 1966). Militant pacifist; journalist. Served as reporter aboard Henry Ford Peace Ship, 1915; war resister during World War I; co-founded Emergency Peace Federation, 1917. Member of British chapter of WILPF.

Quotations

"Women are near revolt—The time has come to liberate our slave wives." (Birmingham Sun Mercury, May 26, 1946; late 1920s photo http://bit.ly/JKSm57)