Mary Anne Schwalbe

Overview

Mary Anne Schwalbe (née Goldsmith) born Manhattan, NY March 31, 1934 (d. 2009). Founding Director of Women’s Refugee Commission 1990-4; active in International Rescue Committee; 6 months in Thai refugee camp; Balkans election observer; educator Dean of Admissions Radcliffe. Harvard.

Quotations

“Just imagine that you are awakened tonight by someone in your family who says to you ‘Put the things you treasure most in one small bag that you can carry. And be ready in a few minutes. We have to leave our home and we will have to make it to the nearest border.’ What mountains would you need to cross? How would you feel?. . . Especially if across the border was a land where they didn’t speak your language, where they didn’t want you, where there was no work and where you were confined to camps for months or years.” (Will Schwalbe, The End of Your Life, p. 120; photo dailymail)