Frances Crowe (née Hyde; March 15, 1919 – August 27, 2019)[2] was an American peace activist and pacifist from the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts.

[1] Growing up, she witnessed a public hanging held outside on the courthouse lawn; hawkers sold tickets to the best views.

She was also one of the core members of the Northampton Committee to Stop the War in Iraq and the Alliance for Peace and Justice, which is a Western Massachusetts coalition consisting of individuals and organizations.

The Alliance was formed in December 2009 in response to President Obama's call to increase the troops in Afghanistan and she was explicit in helping the Alliance pass the "Bring Our War $$ Home" resolution in Northampton, Massachusetts and Amherst, Massachusetts.

[5] She was also arrested in Washington DC at the Veterans for Peace demonstration on December 16, 2010 (at 91 yrs of age) along with 6 other women from Western MA.