

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Emily Greene Balch: A Legacy of Radical Peace Thinking/Making
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Dr Catia Cecilia Confortini from the Wellesley Colllege Peace and Justice Studies Program will speak on Emily Greene Balch - who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946.   In this talk Prof. Confortini will reflect on the legacy of Emily Greene Balch, not only as an scholar and thinker but also as a teacher and activist. Her work for peace and justice as a professor at Wellesley College and as a founder and leader of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom are relevant for today's world, which continue to be mired in the violence of racism and imperialism.


This event is hosted by the JP Historical Society and is free and open to the public.  Light refreshments will be served.  The program will use a hybrid format.  Please attend in person if you would like, or you can sign up to attend via Zoom using this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wZWiTHBHSUSQ5dAbrQDLSg


In the event the Boston Public Library closes due to a snow event, the event will only be held via Zoom.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/jamaica-plain/emily-greene-balch-a-legacy-of-radical-peace-thinking-making/200029532873554
- **Event Categories**: workshops, virtual, webinar
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 20

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Jamaica Plain
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Connolly Branch of the Boston Public Library
- **lat**: 42.32065
- **long**: -71.11114
- **full address**: Connolly Branch of the Boston Public Library, 433 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-1831, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Jamaica Plain Historical Society (https://allevents.in/org/jamaica-plain-historical-society/26073932)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Connolly Branch of the Boston Public Library, 433 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-1831, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Jamaica Plain Historical Society
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, virtual, webinar
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Emily Greene Balch: A Legacy of Radical Peace Thinking/Making ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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