Granny D
(Doris Haddock)

(1910-)

American Political & Anti-Nuclear Activist

birthdate: January 24
birthplace:
Laconia, New Hampshire

Doris Haddock (born Ethel Doris Rollins), better known as "Granny D," captured international attention when she walked over 3000 miles from California to Washington DC in support of campaign finance reform. When she reached Washington DC in the year 2000 after 14 months of walking she was 90 years old! In 2003 and 2004 Granny D set off on a 23,000 mile tour across the United States encouraging women and people of poor neighborhoods to get out and vote. Doris Haddock's activism began in 1960 when she and her husband successfully campaigned against a planned nuclear bomb test in Alaska. Their efforts saved an Inuit fishing village. At 96, Granny D still remains active, speaking about election reform.

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