Dagmar Wilson, Anti-Nuclear Leader Dies

Dagmar Wilson, the founder of Women Strike for Peace, died on January 6th in Washington D.C. Dagmar marched in 60 cities in the United States demanding the end to atomic testing. She led a 51-member contingent to Geneva to raise their voices before the delegates to 17-nation disarmament conference. They met with American and Russian delegates and handed over bundles of petitions with more than 50,000 signatures calling for an end to nuclear testing. Her leadership was thrilling. She too was amazed by the response to that first Women Strike for Peace demonstration in November 1961. Those of us who marched with her will never forget our commitment to a world without nuclear weapons and we urge all of us, men and women, to continue the struggle for a peaceful world.