Barbara Brenner

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Barbara Brenner (October 7, 1951 - May 10, 2013) was a renowned 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, of which she was also a survivor.^[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

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Denise Grady, "Barbara Brenner, Breast Cancer Iconoclast, Dies at 61" (obituary), 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.

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SF Chronicle obituary

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Name	Brenner, Barbara
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Date of birth	October 7, 1951
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Date of death	May 10, 2013
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