Frances W. Herring

Overview

Frances W. Herring born May 31, 1902 (d. 1993). Professor of Government, Univ. California Berkeley; principal leader of Women (Strike) for Peace 1961; attended Oslo conference against Spread of Nuclear Weapons 1961; delegate to Jakarta women's peace conference with Vietnamese women 1965; Exec. Secretary Washington Committee for Academic Freedom; environmentalist.

Quotations

“[The purpose of Women Strike for Peace is] support for general and complete disarmament on a multilateral basis under effective international control.” (memo, Dec. 5, 1961, Andrea Estepa dissertation “Taking Of the White Gloves”, 2012, p. 67)