Angela Morgan was an American poet, author and journalist who attended the International Congress of Women, held at The Hague, Holland in 1915. At this conference held in protest of World War I, Angela Morgan recited what was to become one of her better known poems, "Battle Cry of the Mothers." The focus of this web site is to connect, through her poetry, the events surrounding World War I, the women's peace movement and Angela Morgan's life.
 
 

• Link to the poem: Battle Cry of the Mothers
• Mini biography: Who was Angela Morgan?
• The International Congress of Women: The Conference and the Organization
• The Great War: The status of Europe and the United States in 1915

*This site was constructed as a project for Professor Julie Ellison's Honors Sophomore Seminar 251 at the University of Michigan. Materials cited were found at the Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.