The Bertha von Suttner project is a collaborative effort that arose out of a 2012 conversation in the Peace Palace Library between Candice Alihusain (The Hague, Netherlands) and Hope Elizabeth May (Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA).
Bemoaning the fact that few people know of Bertha von Suttner, and noting that the Centenary of the Peace Palace (August 28, 2013) provided an opportune time to develop an educational project that is focused on this important woman, the idea for the Bertha von Suttner project was born. Dr. Peter van den Dungen (Bradford, UK), an expert on peace history, joined the project shortly after its inception.
The Bertha von Suttner Project began as an endeavor of "Piece of the Palace", a constellation of activities that celebrated of the centenary of the Peace Palace. Since then, it has become an initiative of the Peace Palace Library and the Peace through Education Fund at Central Michigan University. In 2014, The Bertha von Suttner Project organized its first "Master Class" on Bertha von Suttner in commemoration of the centenary of her death and participated in commemorative activities in Bertha's home town of Vienna, Austria. Bertha died on June 21, 1914. The Bertha von Suttner Master Classes were also held in 2015 and 2016.
For more information about the Bertha von Suttner project, contact us here.
Bemoaning the fact that few people know of Bertha von Suttner, and noting that the Centenary of the Peace Palace (August 28, 2013) provided an opportune time to develop an educational project that is focused on this important woman, the idea for the Bertha von Suttner project was born. Dr. Peter van den Dungen (Bradford, UK), an expert on peace history, joined the project shortly after its inception.
The Bertha von Suttner Project began as an endeavor of "Piece of the Palace", a constellation of activities that celebrated of the centenary of the Peace Palace. Since then, it has become an initiative of the Peace Palace Library and the Peace through Education Fund at Central Michigan University. In 2014, The Bertha von Suttner Project organized its first "Master Class" on Bertha von Suttner in commemoration of the centenary of her death and participated in commemorative activities in Bertha's home town of Vienna, Austria. Bertha died on June 21, 1914. The Bertha von Suttner Master Classes were also held in 2015 and 2016.
For more information about the Bertha von Suttner project, contact us here.