Ellen Starr Brinton (March, 16, 1886 - July 2, 1954)[1][2][3] was an American pacifist, human rights activist and archivist. She represented the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) both locally and internationally and was known for her lectures about her working travels abroad and on the subject of peace. Brinton was the first curator of the Jane Addams Peace Collection which later became the Swarthmore College Peace Collection (SCPC).[2] Brinton was a Quaker and a feminist.[2]