Ruth Gage-Colby

Ruth Gage-Colby
Born(1899-02-01)February 1, 1899
Olivia, Minnesota
DiedSeptember 25, 1984(1984-09-25) (aged 85)
Norwalk, California
Resting placeHector, Minnesota
Occupation(s)Journalist, lecturer, activist, organizer
Organization(s)Women's International League for Peace and Freedom; Women Strike for Peace; United Nations
SpouseWoodard L. Colby (married 1919)

Ruth Gage-Colby (1 February 1899 – 25 September 1984)[1] was an American lecturer, journalist, pacifist,[2] and activist.[3][4] A well-known figure in the 20th-century peace movement, Gage-Colby occupied leadership positions in the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and Women Strike for Peace.[2][5]

  1. ^ "RUTH GAGE-COLBY: An Inventory of Her Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society". Minnesota Historical Society. 2002.
  2. ^ a b Swerdlow, Amy (1993). Women Strike for Peace : traditional motherhood and radical politics in the 1960s. Internet Archive. Chicago : University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-78635-3.
  3. ^ "Collection: Ruth Gage-Colby Collected Papers | Archives & Manuscripts". archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  4. ^ "RUTH GAGE-COLBY DEAD AT 85; A LECTURER ON WORLD AFFAIRS". The New York Times. 1984-10-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  5. ^ Linda K. Schott (1997). Reconstructing women's thoughts. Internet Archive. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-2746-4.