Hattie Nestel

Overview

Hattie Nestel (née Axelrod) born Philadelphia, PA January 25, 1939. Antinuclear activist. Leader of Shut it Down Affinity Group of women protesting against Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant; arrested many times.

Quotations

“We can stop the nuclear industry, but we need to put our heads and our bodies on the line to do it.” (talk for Living in the Shadow Tour, Sept. 20-21, 2006; photo peacehq.tripod.com)