Peace Now Movement

The Peace Now Movement was an anti-war organization formed in Philadelphia on July 10-11, 1943 by Dr. George W. Hartmann and Miss Bessie Simon. Those involved in the formation of Peace Now were either Quakers or members of other peace organizations. They had offices at 15 E. 40th Street, New York and 20 Berkley Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts with an enrolled membership across the country.

Officers

• George W. Hartman, chairman
• Dorothy Hutchinson, associate editor
• Marjorie Ewbank, treasurer
• Bessie Simon, secretary
• John Albert Collett, field secretary

Pamphlets

• A Call to Peace Now by Mrs. Dorothy Hutchinson
• Must the Killing Go On? by Mrs. Dorothy Hutchinson

See also

• Frederick J. Libby
• Lineage of American nationalist organizations and individuals

External links

• Peace Now Movement records
• PEACE NOW Seeks Help of German-American Groups
• INVESTIGATION OF UN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES: Report on the Peace Now Movement
• Text from Peace Now flier