Woman Patriot Corporation

[2] John Fremont Hill from Boston was the vice president of the organization, and Lewis C. Lucas from Washington, D.C., was the secretary-treasurer.

[4] The WPC, having formed after World War I and during the First Red Scare, was allied against communism, anarchy, and pacifism (especially internationally).

[5] The WPC had been compiling a list of individuals which they wanted barred from entering the United States, including George Bernard Shaw and the grandson of Karl Marx.

[6] Einstein, a Jewish German-born American citizen and socialist pacifist, was targeted by the WPC, which attempted to bar his entry into the United States,[7][8] and stated: "Einstein was not merely a pernicious influence; he was the ringleader of an anarcho-communist program whose aim was to shatter the military machinery of national governments as a preliminary for world revolution.

[2][11] In response to these efforts, Einstein threatened to cancel his engagement with Princeton University if his visa were not issued within 24 hours.