Anna Lord Strauss

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Overview

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Anna Lord Strauss born New York City September 20, 1899 (d. 1979). Internationalist daughter of Quaker; delegate to founding of FAO Quebec 1945; US delegate to UN General Assembly 1951-2; editor, leader of League of Women Voters.

Quotations

"[A priority] that we had at that time was to see that we got more food to the European countries, because it was the time when there was famine over there." (Jan. 22, 1973, oral history by R. McKinzie; photo Truman library)