Peace Pilgrim, born Mildred Lisette Norman, was an American non-denominational spiritual teacher and peace activist. Starting on January 1, 1953, in Pasadena, California, she adopted the name “Peace Pilgrim” and walked across the United States for 28 years, advocating for world peace. She’s shown here in 1966, walking by the Daily Olympian building at State and Capitol (now the Olympia Press Building).
Daily Olympian photograph, 1966, State Capital Museum collection, Washington State Historical Society, catalog C1986.43.66.7.2.1.5
Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian 2018