Miriam Butterworth
Miriam Butterworth | |
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Born | Miriam Ford Brooks April 14, 1918 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | July 9, 2019 Bloomfield, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 101)
Nationality | American |
Other names | Mims Butterworth, Miriam Brooks Butterworth |
Education | Connecticut College (BA) Wesleyan University (MA) |
Occupation(s) | educator, politician, historian, activist |
Years active | 1940–2018 |
Miriam Butterworth (April 14, 1918 – July 9, 2019) was an American educator, activist, and politician.
Butterworth fought for redistricting to equalize representation in the Connecticut General Assembly. She was involved in the international peace movement, traveling internationally to work for peace to end the Vietnam War and later as a monitor for voting in Nicaragua. After teaching at independent schools, Butterworth served as chair of the Public Utilities Control Authority. She served as president of Hartford College for Women, on the Town Council of West Hartford, and later as town historian.
Early life
Miriam Ford "Mims" Brooks was born on April 14, 1918, in
After graduating, Brooks went on to study as a scholarship student at
Career
Butterworth began her career teaching at
Having been involved with the Democratic Party since she was first able to vote, for Franklin D. Roosevelt, in 1968 Butterworth became chair of the presidential campaign for Eugene McCarthy for Connecticut[1] and served that year as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.[8] Opposed to the Vietnam War, she attended peace rallies and[1] in 1971, Butterworth, as a member of the American Friends Service Committee, traveled with 169 delegates to Paris to discuss terms to attain peace to end the war. A committed pacifist, she wanted an immediate end to the war, but after the conference felt that if the United States Government did not initiate a peace plan, with a scheduled withdrawal, the conflict would be prolonged.[9] For decades Butterworth protested every Saturday, in West Hartford Center, against war, including those in Nicaragua, Iran and Iraq, as well as in opposition to nuclear arms.[1] She also served on the national board of the Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy, known simply as SANE.[8]
In 1975,
By the 1990s, Butterworth was working as the town historian and served on the committee planning events for the
Death and legacy
Butterworth died from heart disease on July 9, 2019, in
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Hamilton 2019.
- ^ New York Passenger Lists 1938, p. 202.
- ^ a b The Hartford Courant 1940, p. A9.
- ^ a b c Klimkiewicz 2008, p. D5.
- ^ a b c d e f Sevick 1979, p. 26.
- ^ Daley 2002, p. 119.
- ^ Wilson 2018.
- ^ a b c Franklin 1981, p. C3.
- ^ Johnson 1971, p. 31.
- ^ Axelson 1981, p. C7.
- ^ Schoenberger 1984, p. 19.
- ^ Grandy 1985, p. B3.
- ^ a b Altimari 1997, p. B6.
- ^ Goldberg 2002, p. H5.
- ^ Wildes 2014.
- ^ The Hartford Courant 1982, p. G6.
Bibliography
- Altimari, Daniela (June 19, 1997). "West Hartford History Is Black Too, Planners Say". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. B6. Retrieved July 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- Axelson, Louise (November 5, 1981). "Matties Likely West Hartford Mayor". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. C7. Retrieved July 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- Daley, David (September 15, 2002). "A Connecticut Treasure". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 119. Retrieved July 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- Franklin, Mark (May 14, 1981). "Her Resume Lists PUCA; She Hopes To Add Council". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. C3. Retrieved July 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- Goldberg, Carole (June 2, 2002). "Getaway Guides (pt. 1)". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. H1. Retrieved July 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- Grandy, Frances (November 20, 1985). "Mayor, Deputy Formally Elected in West Hartford". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. B3. Retrieved July 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- Hamilton, Anne M. (July 21, 2019). "Extraordinary Life: During a long lifetime of exploring and speaking up, Mims Butterworth had a simple philosophy: 'always say yes'". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- Johnson, Elaine (March 12, 1971). "People Must Stop War, Paris Delegate Urges". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 31. Retrieved July 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- Klimkiewicz, Joann (April 10, 2008). "For Miriam Butterworth, Life means Being Involved (pt. 1)". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. D1. Retrieved July 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- Schoenberger, Karl (November 10, 1984). "Butterworth Deplores Role of U. S. in Central America". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 19. Retrieved July 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- Sevick, Stephanie (September 23, 1979). "Mrs. Butterworth Finds College President's Office Challenge". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 26. Retrieved July 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- Wildes, Daniel, ed. (July 2014). "Miriam Butterworth Papers". archives.lib.uconn.edu. Storrs, Connecticut: Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. Archived from the originalon July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- Wilson, Tracey M. (2018). "The Fight for Justice: The Butterworths Fought for Equal Representation". Life in West Hartford. West Hartford, Connecticut: West Hartford Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-692-18240-6. Archived from the originalon October 5, 2018.
- "Hartford College for Women". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. February 21, 1982. p. G6. Retrieved July 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Miriam Brooks, Oliver Butterworth Engaged; June Wedding Planned". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. March 17, 1940. p. A9. Retrieved July 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Passenger and crew lists of vessels arriving at New York, 1897–1942". FamilySearch. Washington, D. C.: National Archives and Records Administration. September 15, 1938. NARA Series T715, Roll 6217, S.S. Europa sailing from Bremen, image 202, line 4. Retrieved July 22, 2019.