Carl Heath Explained
Carl Heath (1869–1950) was a leader of the Quaker movement in Britain and a penal reformer. He was the secretary of the National Peace Council during the First World War when he conceived the idea of Quaker embassies to establish an international Quaker organisation.[1] [2] He was a member of the Humanitarian League and secretary of the Society for the Abolition of Capital Punishment.[3]
Further reading
- Tritton, Frederick J., Carl Heath: Apostle of Peace. London: Friends Home Service Committee, 1951
Notes and References
- Book: Abbott, Margery Post. Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers). Scarecrow Press. 2011. 978-0-8108-7088-8. 144. en.
- Book: Storr, Katherine. Excluded from the Record: Women, Refugees, and Relief, 1914-1929. Peter Lang. 2009. 978-3-03911-855-7. 256. en.
- Weinbren. Dan. 1994. Against All Cruelty: The Humanitarian League, 1891-1919. History Workshop. 38. 86–105. 0309-2984. 4289320.