Hazel Grossman

Overview

Hazel Grossman (née McKannay) born San Francisco, CA June 20, 1913 (d. 2007). Co-founder Women Strike for Peace 1961; organized San Francisco response; WILPF leader; opposed Vietnam War, Central America wars; at age 81 arrested San Francisco for Women for Peace protest re Israeli deportation of Palestinians 1993; fed 24-hour vigilers against napalm, 1966.

Quotations

“Not everybody can leave their families and be arrested or even spend hours cooking and bringing food to places like Port Chicago, but they can inform the public of why people in the peace movement feel they must place their bodies in front of napalm trucks.” (Andrea Estepa dissertation “Taking the White Gloves Off”, p. 224; photo legacy.com)