Alice Herz
(1882-1965)
German feminist and pacifist
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Alice Herz (née Straus; May 25, 1882 – March 26, 1965) was a longtime peace activist who was the first person in the United States known to have immolated herself in protest of the escalating Vietnam War, following the example of Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức who immolated himself in protest of the oppression of Buddhists under the South Vietnamese government.
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25 May 1882 Germany
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26 March 1965 (aged 82) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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