Who was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Answer 1

Bertha Sophie von Suttner(Austria) was the first woman to win (1905) - Author of influential book "Lay Down Your Arms," and President of the International Peace Bureau. Jane Addams was the second woman, winning in 1931.

Answer 2

Jane Addams was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, which she received in 1931.

Addams and her longtime companion Ellen Gates Starr founded the Hull-House settlement in 1889 as a center for social services for poor immigrants.

She was a co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

Answer 3

The first woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize was Baroness Bertha von Suttner, who was very active in the international peace movement in the 1890s, and was also a friend of Alfred Nobel, the man who had established the Nobel Prizes. The first American woman to win it (the Baroness was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia) was Jane Addams, a social worker and peace activist who was given the award in 1931.

Answer 4

Baroness Bertha Sophia Felicita von Sutten became the 1st female winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905.

Answer 5

Baroness Bertha Sophie Felicita von Suttner, née Countess Kinsky von Chinic und Tettau won the prize in 1905 for her writing as a Pacifist.

Answer 6

Janne Addams