| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1936 |
| Number: | 22 - 2 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Moina Michael |
| Gender: | F |
| Year, Birth: | 1869 |
| Year, Death: | 1944 |
| City: | Athens |
| State: | GA |
| Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
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| 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.
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Nominator:
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| Name: | John B Wilson |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Secretary of state of Georgia (USA) |
| State: | GA |
| Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
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| Comments: |
The nomination was supported by the Rev. L.D. Newton and other persons. |
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