Ellen Wilkinson

Overview

Ellen Wilkinson born Manchester, England October 8, 1891 (d. 1947). First female British cabinet minister, 1945; pacifist; Fabian Socialist; led march of unemployed, 1936; founding president of UNESCO, 1945.

Quotations

"Wars have got to be prevented. But prevention of war alone is not enough. We need the organisation of something positive—the positive creation of peace and the ways of peace. That is our task at this Conference." (as president of founding of UNESCO, Nov. 2, 1945; photo Spartacus)