Dorothy Stowe

Overview

Dorothy Stowe (née Rabinowitz) born Providence, RI December 22, 1920 (d. 2010). Quaker by convincement. Co-founded Don't Make a Wave Committee to protest the Amchitka atomic tests, eventually becoming the organization Greenpeace, 1971.

Quotations

"Who knew that four people at a kitchen table could give rise to a movement that has offices in 40 countries? You couldn't possibly have predicted it." (mid-day.com, July 24, 2010; photo quazoo.com)