Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1936
Number:22 - 2
 
Nominee:
Name:Moina Michael
Gender:F
Year, Birth:1869
Year, Death:1944
City:Athens
State:GA
Country:UNITED STATES (US)
 
Motivation:Michaels had initiated the use of a poppy as a symbol of remembrance and hope in the aftermath of World War I. It was adopted as the National Emblem in commemoration of American soldiers who perished in France, and in 1920 the American Legion adopted the poppy as the National American Legion Memorial Flower.
 
Nominator:
Name:John B Wilson
Gender:M
Profession:Secretary of state of Georgia (USA)
State:GA
Country:UNITED STATES (US)
 
Comments: The nomination was supported by the Rev. L.D. Newton and other persons.
 

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