Kathleen Lonsdale

Overview

Kathleen Lonsdale (née Yardley) born Newbridge, Ireland January 28, 1903 (d. 1971). Eminent physicist; Quaker; president of WILPF and Pugwash Conference; led peace mission to USSR, 1951.

Quotations

"To love one's neighbor as one's self is the only practical politics; it is, indeed, a condition of survival." ("Removing the Causes of War", p. 56; 1928 photo Wikipedia)