Shirley Lens
/Overview
Shirley Lens (née Ruben) born Chicago, IL January 4, 1921 (d. 2005). Labor leader, teacher and peace activist; leader of Women Strike for Peace 1961; member of women’s peace delegation to Jakarta conference with Vietnamese women 1965; opposed WWII, advocating economic boycott.
Quotations
“We’re here to alert the American people to the horrors of the arms race. In the long run, we will change the minds of the people.” (Mother’s Day for Peace, Lodi News-Sentinel, May 9, 1983)