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In 1917, she became also member of the Fellowship of Reconciliation USA ( American branch of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation founded in 1919 ) and was a member of the Fellowship Council until 1933.
Her 1915 speech on pacifism at Carnegie Hall received negative coverage by newspapers such as the New York Times, which branded her as unpatriotic.
Later, during her travels, she would spend time meeting with a wide variety of diplomats and civic leaders and reiterating her Victorian belief in women's special mission to preserve peace.
As the first U. S. woman to win the prize, Addams was applauded for her " expression of an essentially American democracy.
" She donated her share of the prize money to the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
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