Helena S. Dudley

(1858-1932) born at Omaha. Settlement house worker and peace activist, educator, was among the leaders who founded settlement houses in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia in 1890s, provided liaison work between female social reformers and the male-dominated trade union movement, helped found in 1903 the Women's Trade Union League in Boston, was active member of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, speaking in favor of League of Nations. Consult Notable American Women 1607-1950, Vol 1 (Belnap, 1971) 526-527 and American National Biography, Vol 7 (1999) 8-9.

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