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Emily Greene Balch

1867–1961

Emily Greene Balch (1867–1961) was an American economist, sociologist, and pacifist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 for her work with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. She combined rigorous economic analysis with a deep commitment to social justice, focusing on immigration, labor, and the structural causes of war. Her career spanned academia, activism, and international diplomacy, making her a unique bridge between scholarly research and grassroots peacebuilding.

Economics

Public Assistance of the Poor in France (1893)
Our Slavic Fellow Citizens (1910)
Women at The Hague: The International Congress of Women and Its Results (1915, with Jane Addams and Alice Hamilton)
Approaches to the Great Settlement (1918)
The Miracle of Living (1941, poetry collection)
Beyond Nationalism: The Social Idea of the Future (1947, Nobel lecture)
The Roots of War (essay, 1918)
Economic Imperialism and the Peace Movement (essay, 1920)

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