'In the Name of Womanhood and Humanity...'
Geov Parrish, WorkingForChange.com

"This year -- as more and more mothers, in America as well as Iraq, mourn their fallen sons and daughters, lost to the insanity of organized violence -- Julia Ward Howe's call for women to not allow their men to constantly play at war is suddenly back in fashion. Around the country, her original Mother's Day Proclamation will be the basis this year for parades, remembrances, and other events that try to reclaim the holiday's original spirit in a year when the United States' (male-dominated) government talks seriously not of avoiding war, but staying the course on the multiple ones we're already fighting."

Oh Mother, Where Art Thou?

We need a new team of experts to set the world on a more peaceful course. By Kimberly Ridley, HOPE Magazine

Heroines of Peace: The Nine Nobel Women By Irwin Abrams

"in the good fight for peace and reconciliation, we are dependent on persons who set examples, persons who can symbolize what we are seeking and mobilize the best in us." That all the women Laureates have done for us, knowing that they are there and have been there "gives us confidence and faith in the power of good."