Alice Franklin Bryant

Alice Franklin Bryant (born Alice Virginia Franklin; May 1, 1899 – June 7, 1977) was an American peace activist, author, educator, and electoral candidate. Subjected to internment in the Philippines during World War II, she advocated peace throughout the Cold War, writing extensively and visiting many world leaders.

Biography

Early life and the Philippines Bryant was born on May 1, 1899, in Fredericktown, Missouri, daughter of John Eddy Franklin. She lived for some time in Texas, and in 1919, moved to Capitol Hill, Seattle with her family. She studied at the University of Washington. She worked as an educator, teaching at Issaquah High School for some years. For two and a half years, she taught English and French to people in Hawaii and China, and during that time she taught herself Cantonese. (died 1956), who moved to the Philippines in 1902. They had a daughter, Imogene, who was born in 1931. During World War II, they sent their daughter to the United States, and they hid in the mountains after Japan invaded the country; they were discovered by Japanese forces and were sent to the Santo Tomas Internment Camp. She became a peace activist due to her experiences at the camp. She wrote essays, letters, poetry, and children's literature, all of which were published in newspapers and magazines, as well as pamphlets and books. She met with world leaders such as Nikita Khrushchev and Jawaharlal Nehru. She lost the election to Don Magnuson, whose victory is credited with voters confusing him for Senator Warren Magnuson. In her campaign, she promoted peace and human rights. She reran in 1958, 1962, and 1966, losing in all. In her unsuccessful 1958 and 1968 campaigns for United States Senate against Henry M. Jackson, she campaigned on environmentalism and peace with the Soviet Union and Vietnam.