PEACE WITH THE EARTH

The pamphlet Peace with the Earth (Fred med jorden) was published by the Swedish suffragettes and peace activists Elisabeth Tamm an d Elin Wägner in 1940, just after the outbreak of the Second World War. Elisabeth Tamm (18801958) served as one of the first women in parliament and was an organic farmer. Elin Wägner (18821949) worked as a writer and activist on matters of womens rights, peace , and ecology, and was a member of the Swedish Academy. The authors observations and proposals connect questions of agriculture to those of custod...[Read more]