Peace Pilgrim Quotes


How good it is to work in the invigorating fresh air under the life-giving sun amid the inspiring beauty of nature. There are many who recognize this... How good it is to earn you livelihood by contributing constructively to the society in which you live - everyone should, of course, and in a healthy society everyone would.


Citations

Peace Pilgrim. Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words. Friends of Peace Pilgrim, 1982, p. 44.

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Peace Pilgrim
Peace Pilgrim
  • Born: July 18, 1908
  • Died: July 7, 1981
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Activist

Peace Pilgrim, born Mildred Lisette Norman, was an American spiritual teacher, mystic, pacifist, vegetarian activist and peace activist. In 1952, she became the first woman to walk the entire length of the Appalachian Trail in one season. Starting on January 1, 1953, in Pasadena, California, she adopted the name "Peace Pilgrim" and walked across the United States for 28 years, speaking with others about peace. She was on her seventh cross-country journey when she died.