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Mildred Scott Olmsted was an antiwar campaigner and a women's and civil rights activist who traveled the world on behalf of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. The organization's advocacy was consistent with her Quaker beliefs. She headed the national organization for over 40 years and received a Lifetime Achievement Award for her efforts. She and her husband hosted leaders such as Jane Addams, Bayard Rustin, and Martin Luther King in their home here.
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Rose Valley, Pennsylvania · United States