Dorothy Marder; photographer, photojournalist, peace activist, feminist, lesbian/gay rights advocate and a counselor and disabilities advocate; covered Vietnam War protests, the women's liberation movement, antiwar and antinuclear protests, and gay pride demonstrations. Her most extensive photographic work concerned women's peace activism (especially Women Strike for Peace), in the New York city area between the late 1960s through the 1980s. Many of her photographs appeared in peace movement and alternative press publications. Marder photographed well-known peace activists, feminists, and political figures of the last quarter of the twentieth century including: Bella Abzug, Joan Baez, David Dellinger, Ron Dellums, Daniel Ellsberg, Betty Friedan, Connie Hogarth, Barbara Jordan, Coretta Scott King, David McReynolds, Grace Paley, Gloria Steinem, Amy Swerdlow, Ethel Taylor, and Cora Weiss.
From the description of Dorothy Marder collection, 1971-1999 (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 647783771
