"Technology gives us the facilities that lessen the barriers of time and distance - the telegraph and cable, the telephone, radio, and the rest."
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Emily Greene Balch was a pioneering American economist, sociologist, and peace activist born on January 8, 1867, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A graduate of Vassar College and later the University of Chicago, Balch dedicated her life to social reform and international peace, co-founding the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom in 1915. Her influential writings earned her the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946, solidifying her legacy as an advocate for social justice and a powerful voice for women's rights in the early 20th century.
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"Another cause of change, one less noticeable but fundamental, is the modern growth of population closely connected with scientific and medical discoveries. It is interesting that the United Nations has set up a special Commission to study this question."
Emily Greene Balch"Industrialization based on machinery, already referred to as a characteristic of our age, is but one aspect of the revolution that is being wrought by technology."
Emily Greene Balch
"Those who are rooted in the depths that are eternal and unchangeable and who rely on unshakeable principles, face change full of courage, courage based on faith."
Emily Greene Balch