Irma Schwager

Overview

Irma Schwager (née Wieselberg) born Vienna, Austria May 31, 1920. Pacifist and anti-nuclear protester, nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2005; visited Vietnam during US bombing 1971; exiled 1938 she resisted Nazis in France, seeking German soldiers to desert.

Quotations

"Resistance is necessary—Resistance will be necessary in the future." (photo klahrgesellschaft.at)