Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Alva Myrdal
Born: January 31, 1902
Died: February 1, 1986 (aged 84)
Bio: Alva Myrdal was a Swedish sociologist and politician. She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982. She married Gunnar Myrdal in 1924.
Known for:
- Crisis in the Population Question (1934)
- Women's Two Roles: Home and Work (1956)