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	Her protest of the Vietnam War began in 1966 after the Quaker group whose meetings she had attended moved away. Halliburton and Mimi Vernon moved to [[WASHINGTON PARK]] and began a silent vigil that continued for seven years until the war ended. (5) Joined later by others, the demonstrators wore small white signs reading "Silent Vigil for Peace" and stood without speaking or moving from 10:00-11:00 a.m. each Sunday. (6) In 1970 when ''The New York Times'' reporters came to Dubuque, Halliburton broke ranks with the other protestors and walked a block away from Washington Park to be interviewed. "We normally don't break the vigil but I said I would for ''The New York Times''." (7) Among other activities in which she participated, Halliburton joined the War Resisters' League and was the only protester to march with conscientious objectors during [[WORLD WAR II]]. She was associated with the [[NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (N.A.A.C.P.)]], American Friends Service Committee, and the Dubuque Quaker meetings. In 1986 she received the annual peace prize from the Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament at its Mother's Day for Peace event. (8)		Her protest of the Vietnam War began in 1966 after the Quaker group whose meetings she had attended moved away. Halliburton and Mimi Vernon moved to [[WASHINGTON PARK]] and began a silent vigil that continued for seven years until the war ended. (5) Joined later by others, the demonstrators wore small white signs reading "Silent Vigil for Peace" and stood without speaking or moving from 10:00-11:00 a.m. each Sunday. (6) In 1970 when ''The New York Times'' reporters came to Dubuque, Halliburton broke ranks with the other protestors and walked a block away from Washington Park to be interviewed. "We normally don't break the vigil but I said I would for ''The New York Times''." (7) Among other activities in which she participated, Halliburton joined the War Resisters' League and was the only protester to march with conscientious objectors during [[WORLD WAR II]]. She was associated with the [[NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (N.A.A.C.P.)]], American Friends Service Committee, and the Dubuque Quaker meetings. In 1986 she received the annual peace prize from the Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament at its Mother's Day for Peace event. (8)

	Halliburton is also remembered as an artist. She studied at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. where she received honorable mention in water color. When a mechanical drafting position in the water transport service opened, she applied and began designing hulls for river steamers. While living in New York City she involved herself in rug and textile design and ~~creating~~ original patterns for custom made rugs. She also worked with an Indian rug business copying designs from Indian rugs displayed in the Metropolitan Museum. Halliburton ~~studied~~ art while living in Indiana and later at the Norton School of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida and the Pennsylvania Academy of Art in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. (9) By 1951 her work was displayed at Franklin College, Franklin, Indiana; Strait Museum, Lake Worth, Florida; and by the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]]. (10) A past officer of the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]], she later had works exhibited at the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], [[CLARKE COLLEGE]], and the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]]. Her paintings are held in private collections across the United States.		Halliburton is also remembered as an artist. She studied at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. where she received honorable mention in water color. When a mechanical drafting position in the water transport service opened, she applied and began designing hulls for river steamers. While living in New York City she involved herself in rug and textile design and created original patterns for custom made rugs. She also worked with an Indian rug business copying designs from Indian rugs displayed in the Metropolitan Museum. Halliburton continued her art study while living in Indiana and later at the Norton School of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida and the Pennsylvania Academy of Art in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. (9) By 1951 her work was displayed at Franklin College, Franklin, Indiana; Strait Museum, Lake Worth, Florida; and by the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]]. (10) A past officer of the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]], she later had works exhibited at the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], [[CLARKE COLLEGE]], and the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]]. Her paintings are held in private collections across the United States.

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	[[Image:hall1970.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Louise Halliburton being interviewed by a reporter from the ''New York Times'' in 1970. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]Halliburton was considered neither shrill or humorless about the causes she represented. A friend noted,"she has perfected the art of being at one with people who hold widely divergent opinions from her own. Halliburton's life of social activism began in high school. She successfully petitioned the school superintendent to allow her to take a technical drawing class only open for boys at that time. Halliburton championed the cause of blood donation by writing an editorial in 1946. (2) In 1949 she protested frequent flights of small airplanes over residential areas of Dubuque. (3) ~~Her protest of the Vietnam War began in 1966 after~~ the ~~Quaker group whose meetings she had attended moved away. Halliburton and Mimi Vernon moved to [[WASHINGTON PARK]] and began~~ a ~~silent vigil that continued for seven years until the war ended. (4) Joined later~~ by ~~others~~, the ~~demonstrators wore small white signs reading "Silent Vigil for Peace" and stood without speaking or moving from 10:00-11:00 a.m. each Sunday~~. ~~(5) In 1970 when ''~~The ~~New York Times'' reporters came to Dubuque, Halliburton broke ranks with~~ the other protestors and walked a block away from Washington Park to be interviewed. "We normally don't break the vigil but I said I would for ''The New York Times''." (6) Among other activities in which she participated, ~~Halliburton joined the War Resisters' League~~ and ~~was the only protester to march with conscientious objectors during [[WORLD WAR II]]. She was associated~~ with ~~the [[NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (N.A.A.C.P.)]],~~ American ~~Friends Service Committee, and~~ the ~~Dubuque Quaker meetings. In 1986 she received the annual peace prize from the Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament at its Mother's Day for Peace event~~. (7)		[[Image:hall1970.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Louise Halliburton being interviewed by a reporter from the ''New York Times'' in 1970. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]Halliburton was considered neither shrill or humorless about the causes she represented. A friend noted,"she has perfected the art of being at one with people who hold widely divergent opinions from her own. Halliburton's life of social activism began in high school. She successfully petitioned the school superintendent to allow her to take a technical drawing class only open for boys at that time. Halliburton championed the cause of blood donation by writing an editorial in 1946. (2) In 1949 she protested frequent flights of small airplanes over residential areas of Dubuque. (3) In 1964 the national YWCA magazine published a story written by Halliburton, chairperson of the local YWCA Public Affairs Committee. The article told how the committee had showed films, sponsored panel discussions and held an open meeting with an African American member of the national YWCA board of directors in an effort to decrease local prejudice. (4)

	Halliburton is also remembered as an artist. She studied at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. where she received honorable mention in water color. When a mechanical drafting position in the water transport service opened, she applied and began designing hulls for river steamers. While living in New York City she involved herself in rug and textile design and creating original patterns for custom made rugs. She also worked with an Indian rug business copying designs from Indian rugs displayed in the Metropolitan Museum. Halliburton studied art while living in Indiana and later at the Norton School of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida and the Pennsylvania Academy of Art in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. (8) By 1951 her work was displayed at Franklin College, Franklin, Indiana; Strait Museum, Lake Worth, Florida; and by the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]]. (9) A past officer of the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]], she later had works exhibited at the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], [[CLARKE COLLEGE]], and the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]]. Her paintings are held in private collections across the United States.		Her protest of the Vietnam War began in 1966 after the Quaker group whose meetings she had attended moved away. Halliburton and Mimi Vernon moved to [[WASHINGTON PARK]] and began a silent vigil that continued for seven years until the war ended. (5) Joined later by others, the demonstrators wore small white signs reading "Silent Vigil for Peace" and stood without speaking or moving from 10:00-11:00 a.m. each Sunday. (6) In 1970 when ''The New York Times'' reporters came to Dubuque, Halliburton broke ranks with the other protestors and walked a block away from Washington Park to be interviewed. "We normally don't break the vigil but I said I would for ''The New York Times''." (7) Among other activities in which she participated, Halliburton joined the War Resisters' League and was the only protester to march with conscientious objectors during [[WORLD WAR II]]. She was associated with the [[NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (N.A.A.C.P.)]], American Friends Service Committee, and the Dubuque Quaker meetings. In 1986 she received the annual peace prize from the Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament at its Mother's Day for Peace event. (8)

			Halliburton is also remembered as an artist. She studied at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. where she received honorable mention in water color. When a mechanical drafting position in the water transport service opened, she applied and began designing hulls for river steamers. While living in New York City she involved herself in rug and textile design and creating original patterns for custom made rugs. She also worked with an Indian rug business copying designs from Indian rugs displayed in the Metropolitan Museum. Halliburton studied art while living in Indiana and later at the Norton School of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida and the Pennsylvania Academy of Art in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. (9) By 1951 her work was displayed at Franklin College, Franklin, Indiana; Strait Museum, Lake Worth, Florida; and by the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]]. (10) A past officer of the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]], she later had works exhibited at the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], [[CLARKE COLLEGE]], and the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]]. Her paintings are held in private collections across the United States.


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	3. "The Letter Box," ''Telegraph-Herald'', November 27, 1949, p. 8		3. "The Letter Box," ''Telegraph-Herald'', November 27, 1949, p. 8

	4. McCormick		4. "Story Published," Telegraph-Herald, March 25, 1964, p. 5

			5. McCormick

	5. "A Peace Vigil Every Sunday," ''Telegraph-Herald,'' February 12, 1968, p. 1		6. "A Peace Vigil Every Sunday," ''Telegraph-Herald,'' February 12, 1968, p. 1

	6. Shipley, Florence D., ''When the New York Times Comes to Dubuque''," March 15, 1970, p. 7		7. Shipley, Florence D., ''When the New York Times Comes to Dubuque''," March 15, 1970, p. 7

	7. "Mother's Day Peace Event," ''Telegraph Herald'', May 8, 1986, p. 17		8. "Mother's Day Peace Event," ''Telegraph Herald'', May 8, 1986, p. 17

	8. "Louise Halliburton to Exhibit Watercolors," ''Telegraph-Herald'', November 12, 1961, p. 13		9. "Louise Halliburton to Exhibit Watercolors," ''Telegraph-Herald'', November 12, 1961, p. 13

	9. "Dubuque Artist's Work Will Be Put on Display," ''Telegraph-Herald'', September 9, 1951, p. 17		10. "Dubuque Artist's Work Will Be Put on Display," ''Telegraph-Herald'', September 9, 1951, p. 17

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	[[Image:hall1970.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Louise Halliburton being interviewed by a reporter from the ''New York Times'' in 1970. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]Halliburton was considered neither shrill or humorless about the causes she represented. A friend noted,"she has perfected the art of being at one with people who hold widely divergent opinions from her own. Halliburton's life of social activism began in high school. She successfully petitioned the school superintendent to allow her to take a technical drawing class only open for boys at that time. Halliburton championed the cause of blood donation by writing an editorial in 1946. (2) In 1949 she protested frequent flights of small airplanes over residential areas of Dubuque. (3) Her protest of the Vietnam War began in 1966 after the Quaker group whose meetings she had attended moved away. Halliburton and Mimi Vernon moved to [[WASHINGTON PARK]] and began a silent vigil that continued for seven years until the war ended. (4) Joined later by others, the demonstrators wore small white signs reading "Silent Vigil for Peace" and stood without speaking or moving from 10:00-11:00 a.m. each Sunday. (5) In 1970 when ''The New York Times'' reporters came to Dubuque, Halliburton broke ranks with the other protestors and walked a block away from Washington Park to be interviewed. "We normally don't break the vigil but I said I would for ''The New York Times''." (6) Among other activities in which she participated, Halliburton joined the War Resisters' League and was the only protester to march with conscientious objectors during [[WORLD WAR II]]. She was associated with the [[NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (N.A.A.C.P.)]], American Friends Service Committee, and the Dubuque Quaker meetings. In 1986 she received the annual peace prize from the Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament at its Mother's Day for Peace event. (7)		[[Image:hall1970.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Louise Halliburton being interviewed by a reporter from the ''New York Times'' in 1970. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]Halliburton was considered neither shrill or humorless about the causes she represented. A friend noted,"she has perfected the art of being at one with people who hold widely divergent opinions from her own. Halliburton's life of social activism began in high school. She successfully petitioned the school superintendent to allow her to take a technical drawing class only open for boys at that time. Halliburton championed the cause of blood donation by writing an editorial in 1946. (2) In 1949 she protested frequent flights of small airplanes over residential areas of Dubuque. (3) Her protest of the Vietnam War began in 1966 after the Quaker group whose meetings she had attended moved away. Halliburton and Mimi Vernon moved to [[WASHINGTON PARK]] and began a silent vigil that continued for seven years until the war ended. (4) Joined later by others, the demonstrators wore small white signs reading "Silent Vigil for Peace" and stood without speaking or moving from 10:00-11:00 a.m. each Sunday. (5) In 1970 when ''The New York Times'' reporters came to Dubuque, Halliburton broke ranks with the other protestors and walked a block away from Washington Park to be interviewed. "We normally don't break the vigil but I said I would for ''The New York Times''." (6) Among other activities in which she participated, Halliburton joined the War Resisters' League and was the only protester to march with conscientious objectors during [[WORLD WAR II]]. She was associated with the [[NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (N.A.A.C.P.)]], American Friends Service Committee, and the Dubuque Quaker meetings. In 1986 she received the annual peace prize from the Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament at its Mother's Day for Peace event. (7)

	Halliburton ~~was known~~ as an artist. She studied ~~art~~ at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. where she received honorable mention in water color. When a mechanical drafting position in the water transport service opened, she applied and began designing hulls for river steamers. While living in New York City she involved herself in rug and textile design and creating original patterns for custom made rugs. She also worked with an Indian rug business copying designs from Indian rugs displayed in the Metropolitan Museum. Halliburton studied art while living in Indiana and later at the Norton School of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida and the Pennsylvania Academy of Art in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. (8) By 1951 her work was displayed at Franklin College, Franklin, Indiana; Strait Museum, Lake Worth, Florida; and by the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]]. (9) A past officer of the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]], she later had works exhibited at the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], [[CLARKE COLLEGE]], and the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]]. Her paintings are held in private collections across the United States.		Halliburton is also remembered as an artist. She studied at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. where she received honorable mention in water color. When a mechanical drafting position in the water transport service opened, she applied and began designing hulls for river steamers. While living in New York City she involved herself in rug and textile design and creating original patterns for custom made rugs. She also worked with an Indian rug business copying designs from Indian rugs displayed in the Metropolitan Museum. Halliburton studied art while living in Indiana and later at the Norton School of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida and the Pennsylvania Academy of Art in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. (8) By 1951 her work was displayed at Franklin College, Franklin, Indiana; Strait Museum, Lake Worth, Florida; and by the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]]. (9) A past officer of the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]], she later had works exhibited at the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], [[CLARKE COLLEGE]], and the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]]. Her paintings are held in private collections across the United States.

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	[[Image:hall1970.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Louise Halliburton being interviewed by a reporter from the New York Times in 1970. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]~~She~~ was considered neither shrill or humorless about the causes she represented. A friend noted,"she has perfected the art of being at one with people who hold widely divergent opinions from her own. Her protest of the Vietnam War began in 1966 after the Quaker group whose meetings she had attended moved away. Halliburton and Mimi Vernon moved to [[WASHINGTON PARK]] and began a silent vigil that continued ~~every Sunday morning~~ for seven years until the war ended. (2) Joined later by others, the demonstrators wore small white signs reading "Silent Vigil for Peace" and stood without speaking or moving from 10:00-11:00 a.m. each Sunday. (3)In 1970 when ~~the~~ New York Times came to Dubuque, Halliburton broke ranks with the other protestors and walked a block away from Washington Park to be interviewed. "We normally don't break the vigil but I said I would for The New York Times." (4)		[[Image:hall1970.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Louise Halliburton being interviewed by a reporter from the ''New York Times'' in 1970. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]Halliburton was considered neither shrill or humorless about the causes she represented. A friend noted,"she has perfected the art of being at one with people who hold widely divergent opinions from her own. Halliburton's life of social activism began in high school. She successfully petitioned the school superintendent to allow her to take a technical drawing class only open for boys at that time. Halliburton championed the cause of blood donation by writing an editorial in 1946. (2) In 1949 she protested frequent flights of small airplanes over residential areas of Dubuque. (3) Her protest of the Vietnam War began in 1966 after the Quaker group whose meetings she had attended moved away. Halliburton and Mimi Vernon moved to [[WASHINGTON PARK]] and began a silent vigil that continued for seven years until the war ended. (4) Joined later by others, the demonstrators wore small white signs reading "Silent Vigil for Peace" and stood without speaking or moving from 10:00-11:00 a.m. each Sunday. (5) In 1970 when ''The New York Times'' reporters came to Dubuque, Halliburton broke ranks with the other protestors and walked a block away from Washington Park to be interviewed. "We normally don't break the vigil but I said I would for ''The New York Times''." (6) Among other activities in which she participated, Halliburton joined the War Resisters' League and was the only protester to march with conscientious objectors during [[WORLD WAR II]]. She was associated with the [[NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (N.A.A.C.P.)]], American Friends Service Committee, and the Dubuque Quaker meetings. In 1986 she received the annual peace prize from the Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament at its Mother's Day for Peace event. (7)

	Halliburton~~'s life~~ as an ~~agent for social change began early~~. She ~~successfully petitioned the school superintendent to allow her to take a manual training class only open for boys at that time. Halliburton~~ studied at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. where she received honorable mention in water color. When a mechanical drafting position in the water transport service opened, she applied and began designing river steamers~~' hulls~~. While living in New York City she involved herself in rug and textile design creating original ~~designs~~ for custom made rugs. She also worked with an Indian rug business copying designs from Indian rugs displayed in the Metropolitan Museum. Halliburton studied art while living in Indiana and later at the Norton School of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida and the Pennsylvania Academy of Art in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. (5) By 1951 her work was displayed at Franklin College, Franklin, Indiana; Strait Museum, Lake Worth, Florida; and by the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]]. (6)		Halliburton was known as an artist. She studied art at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. where she received honorable mention in water color. When a mechanical drafting position in the water transport service opened, she applied and began designing hulls for river steamers. While living in New York City she involved herself in rug and textile design and creating original patterns for custom made rugs. She also worked with an Indian rug business copying designs from Indian rugs displayed in the Metropolitan Museum. Halliburton studied art while living in Indiana and later at the Norton School of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida and the Pennsylvania Academy of Art in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. (8) By 1951 her work was displayed at Franklin College, Franklin, Indiana; Strait Museum, Lake Worth, Florida; and by the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]]. (9) A past officer of the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]], she later had works exhibited at the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], [[CLARKE COLLEGE]], and the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]]. Her paintings are held in private collections across the United States.

	In later years, she joined the War Resisters' League and was the only protester to march with conscientious objectors during [[WORLD WAR II]]. She was associated with the [[NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (N.A.A.C.P.)]], American Friends Service Committee, and the Dubuque Quaker meetings. In 1986 she received the annual peace prize fro the Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament at its Mother's Day for Peace event. (7)

	[[File:halliburton1936.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Halliburton picture-1936]]A past officer of the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]], she had works exhibited at the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], [[CLARKE COLLEGE]], and the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]]. Her paintings are held in private collections across the United States.		[[File:halliburton1936.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Halliburton picture-1936]]

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	1. McCormick, John, "Even Off Stage, Louise Halliburton Nudges People," ''Telegraph Herald,'' February 7, 1982, p. 5		1. McCormick, John, "Even Off Stage, Louise Halliburton Nudges People," ''Telegraph Herald,'' February 7, 1982, p. 5

	2. ~~Ibid~~.		2. "Letter Box," ''Telegraph-Herald'', September 30, 1946, p. 6

	3. "~~A Peace Vigil Every Sunday~~," ''Telegraph-Herald,'' ~~February 12~~, ~~1968~~, p. 1		3. "The Letter Box," ''Telegraph-Herald'', November 27, 1949, p. 8

	4. ~~Shipley, Florence D., ''When the New York Times Comes to Dubuque''," March 15, 1970, p. 7~~		4. McCormick

	5. "~~Louise Halliburton to Exhibit Watercolors~~," ''Telegraph-Herald''~~, November~~ 12, ~~1961~~, p. 13		5. "A Peace Vigil Every Sunday," ''Telegraph-Herald,'' February 12, 1968, p. 1

	6. ~~"Dubuque Artist's Work Will Be Put on Display~~," ''~~Telegraph-Herald~~'', ~~September 9~~, ~~1951~~, p. 17		6. Shipley, Florence D., ''When the New York Times Comes to Dubuque''," March 15, 1970, p. 7

	7. "Mother's Day Peace Event," ''Telegraph Herald'', May 8, 1986, p. 17		7. "Mother's Day Peace Event," ''Telegraph Herald'', May 8, 1986, p. 17

			8. "Louise Halliburton to Exhibit Watercolors," ''Telegraph-Herald'', November 12, 1961, p. 13

			9. "Dubuque Artist's Work Will Be Put on Display," ''Telegraph-Herald'', September 9, 1951, p. 17



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	She was considered neither shrill or humorless about the causes she represented. A friend noted,"she has perfected the art of being at one with people who hold widely divergent opinions from her own. Her protest of the Vietnam War began in 1966 after the Quaker group whose meetings she had attended moved away. Halliburton and Mimi Vernon moved to [[WASHINGTON PARK]] and began a silent vigil that continued every Sunday morning for seven years until the war ended. (2) Joined later by others, the demonstrators wore small white signs reading "Silent Vigil for Peace" and stood without speaking or moving from 10:00-11:00 a.m. each Sunday. (3)In 1970 when the New York Times came to Dubuque, Halliburton broke ranks with the other protestors and walked a block away from Washington Park to be interviewed. "We normally don't break the vigil but I said I would for The New York Times." (4)		[[Image:hall1970.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Louise Halliburton being interviewed by a reporter from the New York Times in 1970. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]She was considered neither shrill or humorless about the causes she represented. A friend noted,"she has perfected the art of being at one with people who hold widely divergent opinions from her own. Her protest of the Vietnam War began in 1966 after the Quaker group whose meetings she had attended moved away. Halliburton and Mimi Vernon moved to [[WASHINGTON PARK]] and began a silent vigil that continued every Sunday morning for seven years until the war ended. (2) Joined later by others, the demonstrators wore small white signs reading "Silent Vigil for Peace" and stood without speaking or moving from 10:00-11:00 a.m. each Sunday. (3)In 1970 when the New York Times came to Dubuque, Halliburton broke ranks with the other protestors and walked a block away from Washington Park to be interviewed. "We normally don't break the vigil but I said I would for The New York Times." (4)

	Halliburton's life as an agent for social change began early. She successfully petitioned the school superintendent to allow her to take a manual training class only open for boys at that time. Halliburton studied at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. where she received honorable mention in water color. When a mechanical drafting position in the water transport service opened, she applied and began designing river steamers' hulls. While living in New York City she involved herself in rug and textile design creating original designs for custom made rugs. She also worked with an Indian rug business copying designs from Indian rugs displayed in the Metropolitan Museum. Halliburton studied art while living in Indiana and later at the Norton School of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida and the Pennsylvania Academy of Art in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. (5) By 1951 her work was displayed at Franklin College, Franklin, Indiana; Strait Museum, Lake Worth, Florida; and by the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]]. (6)		Halliburton's life as an agent for social change began early. She successfully petitioned the school superintendent to allow her to take a manual training class only open for boys at that time. Halliburton studied at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. where she received honorable mention in water color. When a mechanical drafting position in the water transport service opened, she applied and began designing river steamers' hulls. While living in New York City she involved herself in rug and textile design creating original designs for custom made rugs. She also worked with an Indian rug business copying designs from Indian rugs displayed in the Metropolitan Museum. Halliburton studied art while living in Indiana and later at the Norton School of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida and the Pennsylvania Academy of Art in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. (5) By 1951 her work was displayed at Franklin College, Franklin, Indiana; Strait Museum, Lake Worth, Florida; and by the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]]. (6)

	In later years, she joined the War Resisters' League and was the only protester to march with conscientious objectors during [[WORLD WAR II]]. She was associated with the ~~National Association for the Advancement of Colored People~~ (N.A.A.C.P.), American Friends Service Committee, and the Dubuque Quaker meetings. In 1986 she received the annual peace prize fro the Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament at its Mother's Day for Peace event. (7)		In later years, she joined the War Resisters' League and was the only protester to march with conscientious objectors during [[WORLD WAR II]]. She was associated with the [[NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (N.A.A.C.P.)]], American Friends Service Committee, and the Dubuque Quaker meetings. In 1986 she received the annual peace prize fro the Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament at its Mother's Day for Peace event. (7)

	[[File:halliburton1936.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Halliburton picture-1936]]A past officer of the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]], she had works exhibited at the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], [[CLARKE COLLEGE]], and the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]]. Her paintings are held in private collections across the United States.		[[File:halliburton1936.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Halliburton picture-1936]]A past officer of the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]], she had works exhibited at the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], [[CLARKE COLLEGE]], and the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]]. Her paintings are held in private collections across the United States.

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	She was considered neither shrill or humorless about the causes she represented. A friend noted,"she has perfected the art of being at one with people who hold widely divergent opinions from her own. Her protest of the Vietnam War began in 1966 after the Quaker group whose meetings she had attended moved away. Halliburton and Mimi Vernon moved to [[WASHINGTON PARK]] and began a silent vigil that continued every Sunday morning for seven years until the war ended. (2) In 1970 when the New York Times came to Dubuque, Halliburton broke ranks with the other protestors and walked a block away from Washington Park to be interviewed. "We normally don't break the vigil but I said I would for The New York Times." (3)		She was considered neither shrill or humorless about the causes she represented. A friend noted,"she has perfected the art of being at one with people who hold widely divergent opinions from her own. Her protest of the Vietnam War began in 1966 after the Quaker group whose meetings she had attended moved away. Halliburton and Mimi Vernon moved to [[WASHINGTON PARK]] and began a silent vigil that continued every Sunday morning for seven years until the war ended. (2) Joined later by others, the demonstrators wore small white signs reading "Silent Vigil for Peace" and stood without speaking or moving from 10:00-11:00 a.m. each Sunday. (3)In 1970 when the New York Times came to Dubuque, Halliburton broke ranks with the other protestors and walked a block away from Washington Park to be interviewed. "We normally don't break the vigil but I said I would for The New York Times." (4)

	Halliburton's life as an agent for social change began early. She successfully petitioned the school superintendent to allow her to take a manual training class only open for boys at that time. Halliburton studied at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. where she received honorable mention in water color. When a mechanical drafting position in the water transport service opened, she applied and began designing river steamers' hulls. While living in New York City she involved herself in rug and textile design creating original designs for custom made rugs. She also worked with an Indian rug business copying designs from Indian rugs displayed in the Metropolitan Museum. Halliburton studied art while living in Indiana and later at the Norton School of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida. By 1951 her work was displayed at Franklin College, Franklin, Indiana; Strait Museum, Lake Worth, Florida; and by the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]]. (4)		Halliburton's life as an agent for social change began early. She successfully petitioned the school superintendent to allow her to take a manual training class only open for boys at that time. Halliburton studied at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. where she received honorable mention in water color. When a mechanical drafting position in the water transport service opened, she applied and began designing river steamers' hulls. While living in New York City she involved herself in rug and textile design creating original designs for custom made rugs. She also worked with an Indian rug business copying designs from Indian rugs displayed in the Metropolitan Museum. Halliburton studied art while living in Indiana and later at the Norton School of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida and the Pennsylvania Academy of Art in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. (5) By 1951 her work was displayed at Franklin College, Franklin, Indiana; Strait Museum, Lake Worth, Florida; and by the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]]. (6)

	In later years, she joined the War Resisters' League and was the only protester to march with conscientious objectors during [[WORLD WAR II]]. She was associated with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (N.A.A.C.P.), American Friends Service Committee, and the Dubuque Quaker meetings. In 1986 she received the annual peace prize fro the Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament at its Mother's Day for Peace event. (5)		In later years, she joined the War Resisters' League and was the only protester to march with conscientious objectors during [[WORLD WAR II]]. She was associated with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (N.A.A.C.P.), American Friends Service Committee, and the Dubuque Quaker meetings. In 1986 she received the annual peace prize fro the Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament at its Mother's Day for Peace event. (7)

	[[File:halliburton1936.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Halliburton picture-1936]]A past officer of the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]], she had works exhibited at the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], [[CLARKE COLLEGE]], and the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]]. Her paintings are held in private collections across the United States.		[[File:halliburton1936.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Halliburton picture-1936]]A past officer of the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]], she had works exhibited at the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], [[CLARKE COLLEGE]], and the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]]. Her paintings are held in private collections across the United States.
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	2. Ibid.		2. Ibid.

	3. ~~Shipley, Florence D.~~, ''~~When the New York Times Comes to Dubuque~~'',~~" March 15, 1970~~, p. 7		3. "A Peace Vigil Every Sunday," ''Telegraph-Herald,'' February 12, 1968, p. 1

	4. ~~"Dubuque Aetist's Work Will Be Put on Display~~," ''~~Telegraph-Herald~~'', ~~September 9~~, ~~1951~~, p. 17		4. Shipley, Florence D., ''When the New York Times Comes to Dubuque''," March 15, 1970, p. 7

	5. "Mother's Day Peace Event," ''Telegraph Herald'', May 8, 1986, p. 17		5. "Louise Halliburton to Exhibit Watercolors," ''Telegraph-Herald'', November 12, 1961, p. 13

			6. "Dubuque Artist's Work Will Be Put on Display," ''Telegraph-Herald'', September 9, 1951, p. 17

			7. "Mother's Day Peace Event," ''Telegraph Herald'', May 8, 1986, p. 17

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	a pacifist since she saw the first draft numbers drawn out of a fish bowl		a pacifist since she saw the first draft numbers
	in Washington before [[WORLD WAR I]]. Mrs. Halliburton has fasted for peace,		drawn out of a fish bowl in Washington before
	picketed for civil rights and against the [[VIETNAM WAR]], leafleted at the		[[WORLD WAR I]]. Mrs. Halliburton has fasted for
	Pentagon and consistently befriended Iowa's conscientious objectors. (1)		peace, picketed for civil rights and against the
			[[VIETNAM WAR]], leafleted at the Pentagon and
			consistently befriended Iowa's conscientious
			objectors. (1)

	She was considered neither shrill or humorless about the causes she represented. A friend noted,"she has perfected the art of being at one with people who hold widely divergent opinions from her own. Her protest of the Vietnam War began in 1966 after the Quaker group whose meetings she had attended moved away. Halliburton and Mimi Vernon moved to [[WASHINGTON PARK]] and began a silent vigil that continued every Sunday morning for seven years until the war ended. (2) In 1970 when the New York Times came to Dubuque, Halliburton broke ranks with the other protestors and walked a block away from Washington Park to be interviewed. "We normally don't break the vigil but I said I would for The New York Times." (3)		She was considered neither shrill or humorless about the causes she represented. A friend noted,"she has perfected the art of being at one with people who hold widely divergent opinions from her own. Her protest of the Vietnam War began in 1966 after the Quaker group whose meetings she had attended moved away. Halliburton and Mimi Vernon moved to [[WASHINGTON PARK]] and began a silent vigil that continued every Sunday morning for seven years until the war ended. (2) In 1970 when the New York Times came to Dubuque, Halliburton broke ranks with the other protestors and walked a block away from Washington Park to be interviewed. "We normally don't break the vigil but I said I would for The New York Times." (3)

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-[[Image:halliburton.jpg|left|thumb|200px|1999 photograph courtesy of Bob Reding]]HALLIBURTON, Louise Herron. (Dubuque, IA, 1897--Dubuque, IA, Aug. 7, 1991). Pioneer social activist and well-known local artist. Halliburton was described in a 1970 ''New York Times'' article about Dubuque as a "pacifist" since before [[WORLD WAR I]]. The article went on to describe her activities as fasting for peace, picketing for civil rights, and befriending conscientious objectors. She is best remembered as an organizer and regular participant in the seven-year-old [[SILENT VIGIL FOR PEACE]] demonstrations at [[WASHINGTON PARK]] during the [[VIETNAM WAR]]. A picture of the vigil appeared in the ''New York Times''.
+[[Image:halliburton.jpg|left|thumb|200px|1999 photograph courtesy of Bob Reding]]HALLIBURTON, Louise Herron. (Dubuque, IA, 1897--Dubuque, IA, Aug. 7, 1991). Halliburton was described in a 1970 ''New York Times'' article about Dubuque as
-Halliburton's life as an agent for social change began early. She successfully petitioned the school superintendent to allow her to take a manual training class only open for boys at that time. In later years, she joined the War Resisters' League and was the only protester to march with conscientious objectors during [[WORLD WAR II]]. She was associated with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (N.A.A.C.P.), American Friends Service Committee, and the Dubuque Quaker meetings.
+                  a pacifist since she saw the first draft numbers drawn out of a fish bowl
-[[File:halliburton1936.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Halliburton picture-1936]]Recognized as one of the area's finest watercolorists, Halliburton studied at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. before returning to Dubuque in 1939. A past officer of the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]], she had works exhibited at the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], [[CLARKE COLLEGE]], and the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]]. Her paintings are held in private collections across the United States.
+She was considered neither shrill or humorless about the causes she represented. A friend noted,"she has perfected the art of being at one with people who hold widely divergent opinions from her own. Her protest of the Vietnam War began in 1966 after the Quaker group whose meetings she had attended moved away. Halliburton and Mimi Vernon moved to [[WASHINGTON PARK]] and began a silent vigil that continued every Sunday morning for seven years until the war ended. (2) In 1970 when the New York Times came to Dubuque, Halliburton broke ranks with the other protestors and walked a block away from Washington Park to be interviewed. "We normally don't break the vigil but I said I would for The New York Times." (3)
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	Halliburton's life as an agent for social change began early. She successfully petitioned the school superintendent to allow her to take a manual training class only open for boys at that time. In later years, she joined the War Resisters' League and was the only protester to march with conscientious objectors during [[WORLD WAR II]]. She was associated with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (N.A.A.C.P.), American Friends Service Committee, and the Dubuque Quaker meetings.		Halliburton's life as an agent for social change began early. She successfully petitioned the school superintendent to allow her to take a manual training class only open for boys at that time. In later years, she joined the War Resisters' League and was the only protester to march with conscientious objectors during [[WORLD WAR II]]. She was associated with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (N.A.A.C.P.), American Friends Service Committee, and the Dubuque Quaker meetings.

	Recognized as one of the area's finest watercolorists, Halliburton studied at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. before returning to Dubuque in 1939. A past officer of the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]], she had works exhibited at the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], [[CLARKE COLLEGE]], and the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]]. Her paintings are held in private collections across the United States.		[[File:halliburton1936.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Halliburton picture-1936]]Recognized as one of the area's finest watercolorists, Halliburton studied at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. before returning to Dubuque in 1939. A past officer of the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]], she had works exhibited at the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], [[CLARKE COLLEGE]], and the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]]. Her paintings are held in private collections across the United States.

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	[[Image:halliburton.jpg\|left\|thumb\|~~250px~~\|1999 photograph courtesy of Bob Reding]]HALLIBURTON, Louise Herron. (Dubuque, IA, 1897--Dubuque, IA, Aug. 7, 1991). Pioneer social activist and well-known local artist. Halliburton was described in a 1970 ''New York Times'' article about Dubuque as a "pacifist" since before [[WORLD WAR I]]. The article went on to describe her activities as fasting for peace, picketing for civil rights, and befriending conscientious objectors. She is best remembered as an organizer and regular participant in the seven-year-old [[SILENT VIGIL FOR PEACE]] demonstrations at [[WASHINGTON PARK]] during the [[VIETNAM WAR]]. A picture of the vigil appeared in the ''New York Times''.		[[Image:halliburton.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|1999 photograph courtesy of Bob Reding]]HALLIBURTON, Louise Herron. (Dubuque, IA, 1897--Dubuque, IA, Aug. 7, 1991). Pioneer social activist and well-known local artist. Halliburton was described in a 1970 ''New York Times'' article about Dubuque as a "pacifist" since before [[WORLD WAR I]]. The article went on to describe her activities as fasting for peace, picketing for civil rights, and befriending conscientious objectors. She is best remembered as an organizer and regular participant in the seven-year-old [[SILENT VIGIL FOR PEACE]] demonstrations at [[WASHINGTON PARK]] during the [[VIETNAM WAR]]. A picture of the vigil appeared in the ''New York Times''.

	Halliburton's life as an agent for social change began early. She successfully petitioned the school superintendent to allow her to take a manual training class only open for boys at that time. In later years, she joined the War Resisters' League and was the only protester to march with conscientious objectors during [[WORLD WAR II]]. She was associated with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (N.A.A.C.P.), American Friends Service Committee, and the Dubuque Quaker meetings.		Halliburton's life as an agent for social change began early. She successfully petitioned the school superintendent to allow her to take a manual training class only open for boys at that time. In later years, she joined the War Resisters' League and was the only protester to march with conscientious objectors during [[WORLD WAR II]]. She was associated with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (N.A.A.C.P.), American Friends Service Committee, and the Dubuque Quaker meetings.