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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.
Dora Black Russell, the former Countess Russell, was 64 when she loaded ten like-minded souls into her weathered, old bus on May 26, 1958, and set out from London on the three-month odyssey which she had named the Women's Caravan of Peace.
Dora Russell (née Black) was a writer, activist, and school founder: a feminist, pacifist, and a deeply eloquent humanist. Throughout her long life, Russell was committed to improving the world for others, driven not by any religious sense, but by an abiding belief in the value of humanity, and the individual’s role in creating positive change.
In 1945, Dora Russell became the first woman's editor of the Evening Telegram newspaper in St. John's. During her four years with the paper, she wrote many columns, editorials, and fictional pieces - all from a woman's perspective.
Jun 2, 1986 · LONDON -- Dora Russell, a British feminist, peace campaigner and former wife of philosopher Bertrand Russell, died at her Cornwall home during the weekend, officials said Monday. She was 92.
Dora Winifred Russell (née Black) (1894-1986), Feminist, writer and campaigner; second wife of 3rd Earl Russell. Sitter in 6 portraits. Following her first class Tripos degree from Girton College, Cambridge, Russell became an ardent supporter of women's suffrage and campaigns for peace. She married the recently divorced Bertrand Russell ...
Jun 2, 1986 · Dora Russell, a social activist and the second of the philosopher Bertrand Russell's four wives, died of a stroke at her clifftop home in this Cornwall village. She was 92 years old.
