Barbara Brenner
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Barbara Brenner (October 7, 1951 - May 10, 2013) was an American breast cancer activist, after activist and legal work on several other causes, including anti-Vietnam War activism, women's rights, civil rights, and employment discrimination.[1] She led the organization Breast Cancer Action, which critiqued orthodoxy regarding the cancer, with which she had been diagnosed in 1993 and 1996.[1] She was partners for 38 years with Suzanne Lampert,[1] her partner since graduate school at Princeton University.[2] She died at the age of 61 on May 10, 2013.[3]
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c Denise Grady, "Barbara Brenner, Breast Cancer Iconoclast, Dies at 61" (obituary), The New York Times, May 20, 2013.
- ^ David-Elijah Nahmod, "Former BCA ED Barbara Brenner dies", Bay Area Reporter, May 16, 2013.
- ^ Caitlin C., "In Memoriam: Barbara A. Brenner, 1951-2013", Breast Cancer Action, May 11, 2013 in San Francisco.
External links
[edit | edit source]- SF Chronicle obituary
- Sjoholm, Barbara (Editor) (2016). So Much To Be Done: The Writings of Breast Cancer Activist Barbara Brenner. University of Minnesota Press, USA. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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