Macy Morse
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Macy Morse | |
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Born | Oregon College of Education | January 25, 1921
Spouse | Paul Morse |
Children | 13 |
Macy Morse (January 25, 1921 – July 18, 2019) was an American activist in the
anti-nuclear movements. She died in July 2019 at the age of 98.[1]
History and background
Macy Elkins was born in Molalla, Oregon, a Pacific Northwest logging town. She was the great-great-granddaughter of Oregon Trail pioneer Luther Elkins.[2][3]
Morse, along with others, formed the Nashua, New Hampshire People Concerned About the War in Vietnam to help end United States involvement in the Vietnam War.[4]
Morse was a participant of Avco Plowshares, an action group of the
MX-Peacekeeper". She served eight days in jail.[5]
In 1981, to protest the
splashed human blood onto the carpet and furniture. Morse was arrested and sentenced to 18 days in jail.[4]
See also
- Clamshell Alliance
- List of anti-nuclear protests in the United States
References
- ^ Activist Macy Morse, voice for people, dies at 98
- ^ "The Wire - Macy Morse". Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ ZUPP, ADRIAN. "Features - Old and in the way". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Well-traveled anti-nuclear and anti-war activist and humanitarian Macy Morse, 98, remembered". nashuatelegraph.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ "The Trial of the Avco Plowshares". Media Burn Archive. Retrieved 2022-06-03.