Dora Russell

Overview

Dora Russell (née Black) born Thornton Heath, Surrey, England April 3, 1894 (d. 1986). Co-founder of Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND); led Women's Peace Caravan to Moscow 1958; opposed conscription in World War I.

Quotations

"Marriage, laws, the police, armies and navies are the mark of human incompetence." (The Right to be Happy, 1927)

"We do not want our world to perish... Only by learning to love one another can our world be saved. Only love can conquer all." (Challenge to the Cold War, vol. 3, Ch. 14, 1985; photo Wikipedia from Spartacus Educational)