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“The inventions and the great discoveries have opened up whole continents to reciprocal communication and interchange,
provided we are willing.”
Alva Myrdal (1902–86) was a Swedish diplomat, politician, and sociologist. She was an activist for the working class and for women’s rights, and gained notoriety for her work as a government minister fighting for disarmament. For these efforts, she won a shared Nobel Peace Prize in 1982.
