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Lucia True Ames Mead
1856–1936
A pioneering voice for peace and women's rights, she wrote and lectured widely to argue that war was neither inevitable nor beyond reform. Her work brought big political questions into everyday civic life, especially for readers and audiences in early twentieth-century America.
2 Audiobooks
Milton's England
by Lucia True Ames Mead
Memoirs of a millionaire
by Lucia True Ames Mead
About the author
Born in Boscawen, New Hampshire, in 1856, Lucia True Ames Mead became an American pacifist, feminist, writer, and educator whose public work was closely tied to Boston reform circles. She was known for making complex issues feel practical and urgent, using books, lectures, and journalism to reach a broad audience.
Her writing ranged from early literary and educational work to forceful advocacy for international peace. As the peace movement grew in the years before and during World War I, she became one of its best-known public voices, arguing for arbitration, international cooperation, and better civic education. She also supported women's suffrage and wider social reform, linking peace to democratic participation.
Mead died in 1936, but her career still stands out for its energy and range. She helped show how an author could be not just an observer of public life, but an active organizer of it.