Amy Swerdlow born New York, New York January 20, 1923 (d. 2012). Peace advocate. Co-founded Women Strike for Peace, 1961; historian of Women Strike for Peace.
“WSP’s greatest achievement in the 1960s was to make nuclear arms a women’s issue. It politicized maternal values and made clear to participants and supporters that the personal is political and that the private and public spheres are one.” (Women Strike for Peace, p. 243; photo jwa.org)
Achta Djibrine Sy born Chad October 28, 1962. Economist. Worked with Oxfam and women’s groups to facilitate recovery from civil war.
“We should put our cultural and social differences aside and work together to build up peace.” (quote and photo World Peoples Blog, June 22, 2006)
Marjorie Sykes born Mexborough, Yorkshire, England May 11, 1905 (d. 1995). Quaker; Gandhian peacemaker. Teacher at Tagore's Peace University, 1939-41; carried on Gandhi's Basic Education Program at his Sevagram Ashram, 1949-59; trainer of nonviolent Peace Army 1959-64; Nagaland Peace Mission, 1964-67.
"The only power that can be opposed to the brutalities of violence is the power of human love."(Feb. 2, 1975, Claremont, CA; photo Martha Dart)
Madeleine Sylvain-Bouchereau born Port-au-Prince, Haiti July 5, 1905 (d. 1970). Haitian sociologist, lawyer and feminist; international educator; actively opposed US occupation; delegate to Third Inter-American Conference on Education 1937; participant in founding of UN, as welfare officer aiding Polish political prisoners Germany 1944; UN First Committee which drafted convention on women's rights 1951-52; WILPF educational courses Copenhagen and Hamburg 1952-56; first woman to run for Senate 1957; arrested by Duvalier, and exiled; WILPF mission to Middle East 1958; advisor on community development Togo, 1966-68.
“We believe in success. . . What does it matter if it shines only for those who will follow us, provided we contribute to establish justice and democracy in our country?” (Marlène Apollon, Abernethy; photo haiticulture.ch)
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