Timeline 1941 - 1959
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1941
Provided medical help to civilians in China on both sides of the civil war. |
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1942
Provided alternative service for conscientious objectors in mental hospitals, conservation programs, and training schools. Aided Japanese-Americans in relocation. |
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1943
Sent food to relieve severe famine in India. |
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1944
Joined in post-war relief and reconstruction in Europe, including milk stations, and food to orphanages, prisons, refugee camps, and homes for elderly people. |
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1947
Received Nobel Peace Prize with British Friends Service Council on behalf of Friends worldwide. |
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1949
At request of U.N., provided relief for displaced Arabs in the Gaza Strip. |
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1952
Helped in war relief efforts in Korea, including reconstruction of hospitals and homes and emergency feeding for children. |
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1955
Published Speak Truth to Power, a study of pacifist alternatives to the arms race. |
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1958
Established home for parolees in Los Angeles as part of continuing work on prison issues. |
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1959
Opened Hong Kong community center for refugees from Chinese mainland. |
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