Dorothy Burnham

Dorothy Burnham gives special meaning to the term “activist.” She was involved early on in direct action projects sponsored by local members of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) shortly after its creation in the 1940s. Over the years her energies went into the Women of Color Resource Center, Women’s International Democratic Federation, Community Peace Struggle, Prospect-Lefferts Peace Organization, and Genes and Gender. She has always been an exceptional role model for her children as well as those of others.