Vivian Stromberg

Overview

Vivian Stromberg born Brooklyn, NY August 16, 1941 (d. 2015). Freedom Rider. Nuclear Freeze organizer, 1982. Co-founded women’s human rights organization MADRE, 1983; Executive Director, 1990-2011. Opposed Contra War; sent aid to Iraqi women in Gulf War; offered aid in Balkan War.

Quotations

“When you know your rights, instead of begging for something, you start asking that it not be taken away, Your whole body language changes; you stop crying.” (O Magazine, 2008; photo awid)