Anne Kronenberg

Anne Kronenberg
Kronenberg speaks at Harvey Milk Streetcar Dedication.
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
OccupationsPublic service, US LGBT advocate
Known forHarvey Milk, San Francisco Dept. of Emergency Management, Milk, Harvey Milk Foundation
Children3

Anne Kronenberg is an American political administrator and LGBT rights activist. She is best known for being Harvey Milk's campaign manager during his historic San Francisco Board of Supervisors campaign in 1977 and his aide as he held that office until he and mayor George Moscone were assassinated. As an openly lesbian political activist, Kronenberg was noted for her instrumental role in the gay rights movement, both for Milk's campaign and in her own right.[1]

Kronenberg appeared in the 1984 documentary film The Times of Harvey Milk[2][unreliable source?] and her role in Milk's life was portrayed in the Academy Award-winning 2008 film Milk. Kronenberg was one of the grand marshals of the 2009 New York City LGBT Pride parade, joining the film's writer Dustin Lance Black and AIDS activist Cleve Jones who also worked with Milk.[3]

Kronenberg was the executive director of the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management, and she is known globally through her public appearances in her role as co-founder of the Harvey Milk Foundation.

  1. ^ Keith, Christie (2008-11-24). "The Lesbian in "Milk": Alison Pill as Anne Kronenberg". After Ellen. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  2. ^ "IMDb: Anne Kronenberg". IMDb. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  3. ^ "NYC LGBT Gay Pride - March". Nycpride.org. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2013-12-04.