Laura Hughes | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Laura_Hughes_1886_1966_(cropped).jpg) In 1915 at the WILPF conference in the Hague | |
| Born | 1886 Toronto, Canada |
| Died | 1966 (aged 79–80) Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | Canadian, American |
| Occupation(s) | Feminist, socialist, pacifist |
| Known for | Women's Peace Party |
| Spouse | Erling Lunde |
| Children | 2 |
Laura Hughes Lunde (1886–1966) was a Canadian feminist, socialist and pacifist. She was an outspoken pacifist in Toronto during World War I (1914–18). Towards the end of the war she married and moved to Chicago, where she was active in numerous civic causes for the rest of her life, notably fighting for women's rights and for improvements to education.