Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Egan, Eileen Mary Rita
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- Egan, Eileen Mary Rita, 1911-2000
Other form(s) of name
- Eileen Mary Rita Egan
- Eileen Egan
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1911-2000
History
Eileen Egan was a primary figure in the Catholic peace movement. She was a cofounder of the organization American PAX, which became Pax Christi-USA, a branch of the international movement. She worked with and wrote books about Dorothy Day and Mother Theresa of Calcutta. With Dorothy Day, Gordon Zahn, Jim Douglass and Richard Carbrey, she advocated for the strong language against war and in support of conscientious objection in teaching of the Second Vatican Council.