Born: 8-Jan-1867
Birthplace: Boston, MA
Died: 9-Jan-1961
Location of death: Cambridge, MA
Cause of death: Pneumonia

Gender: Female
Religion: Quaker
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Activist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Peace activist, Nobel Prize recipient

Father: Francis V. Balch
Mother: Ellen M. Noyes
Sister: Alice
Sister: Bessie
Sister: Annie
Sister: Maidie
Brother: Francis

    High School: Miss Ireland's School, Boston, MA
    University: BA, Bryn Mawr College (1889)
    University: Sorbonne (1890-91)
    University: Harvard Annex (1893)
    University: University of Chicago (1895)
    University: University of Berlin (1895-96)
    Professor: Wellesley College (1896-1919)

    The Nation Editor 1919
    Nobel Peace Prize 1946
    Converted to Quaker Religion (formerly Unitarian) 1921

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