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August 21, 2009

Veteran Halifax Peace Activist in Palliative Care

posted by bsichel - View profile
Muriel Duckworth at her 100th birthday party last October. (Photo: wikipedia.org)
Muriel Duckworth at her 100th birthday party last October. (Photo: wikipedia.org)

The Globe and Mail reported today that Muriel Duckworth, 100-year-old peace activisit, founding member of the Nova Scotia Voice of Women, and first woman to run for the Nova Scotia legislature, is in palliative care near her cottage in Magog, Quebec. Duckworth celebrated her 100th birthday with 1,000 friend last October at the North St. Church in Halifax. 

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