Conference Paper

This paper deals with the humanitarian relief programs carried out in France by the American Friends Service Committee, generally known as American Quaker Friends, which focused on refugee women, mostly from Spain. This work is part of a broader research project on the aid provided by American organizations to Spanish civilians during and after the Spanish Civil War. Chronologically, it covers the period between early 1939 to November 1942, when the Germans invaded the remaining French free territory and the relief actions were transferred to the French Quakers or Secours Quaker. My research is mostly based on primary sources; archive materials in the central headquarters of the organization in Philadelphia, U.S.A.