Dagmar Wilson
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Dagmar Searchinger Wilson (January 25, 1916 – January 6, 2011) was an American
anti-nuclear testing activist.
Born in Manhattan
, New York City
, Wilson help founded Women Strike for Peace
in 1961 to end the testing of nuclear weapons.
United States
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anti-nuclear testing activist.
Born in Manhattan
Manhattan
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, New York City
New York City
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, Wilson help founded Women Strike for Peace
Women Strike for Peace
Women Strike for Peace is a United States women's peace activist group.-History:Women Strike for Peace was founded by Bella Abzug and Dagmar Wilson in 1961, and was initially part of the movement for a ban on nuclear testing and to end the Vietnam war, first demanding a negotiated settlement,...
in 1961 to end the testing of nuclear weapons.