Anita Roddick

Overview

Anita Perilli Roddick born Littlehampton, Sussex, England October 23, 1942 (d. 2007). Nonviolent human rights activist; organized protest against Iraq War, London, 2003; founded Body Shop, promoting human rights and environmental issues, 1976; founded Children on the Edge for East Asian orphans, 2000.

Quotations

"The older you get, the more radical you become. There’s a Dorothy Sayers quote I love, 'A woman in advancing old age is unstoppable by any earthly force.'" (http://www.anitaroddick.com/aboutanita.php)