Dora Russell

The Countess Russell
Dora Russell
by Lady Ottoline Morrell in 1922 (cropped)
Born
Dora Winifred Black

(1894-04-03)3 April 1894
Died31 May 1986(1986-05-31) (aged 92)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Author and social activist
Political partyLabour

Dora Winifred Russell, Countess Russell (née Black; 3 April 1894 – 31 May 1986) was a British author, a feminist and socialist campaigner, and the second wife of the philosopher Bertrand Russell. She was a campaigner for contraception and peace. She worked for the UK-government-funded Moscow newspaper British Ally, and in 1958 she led the "Women's Peace Caravan" across Europe during the Cold War.


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