Vida Goldstein

Overview

Vida Goldstein born Portland, Victoria, Australia April 13, 1869 (d. 1949). Australian feminist and opponent of draft; first woman in English-speaking world to run for office 1903; founding president of Women's Peace Army 1915 opposing World War I and draft; co-founder WILPF 1919; opposed nuclear weapons 1946.

Quotations

"Protest, to be effective, must be followed by resolute action." (1946, Friends of St. Kilda Cem., foskc.org/goldstein.htm)

"War is out of date. Under modern conditions it cannot accomplish what those who support war want it to accomplish. Every deadly weapon is met with the invention of a still more deadly weapon... We must aim at changing our social and industrial system so as to produce for use and not for profit."(womenworkingtogether.com.au, ch.7; photo awm.gov.au)