Sally Lilienthal
/Overview
Sally Lilienthal (née Lowengart) born Portland, OR December 19, 1919 (d. 2006). American peace advocate and philanthropist; sculptor. Founded anti-nuclear grantmaking organization Ploughshares Fund, 1981. Vice-chairwoman of Amnesty International the year it won the Nobel Peace Prize, 1977. Major supporter of Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Ban Landmines, 1997.
Quotations
"The possibility of a nuclear war was the very worst problem in the world." (San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 16, 2006; photo Wikipedia)