Dorothy Granada | |
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 Dorothy Granada, accepting the Pfeffer Peace Prize, 1997 | |
| Born | Dorothy Virginia Granada December 8, 1930 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Other names | Dorothy Virginia Granada |
| Occupation(s) | Nurse, humanitarian, and peace and social justice activist |
| Years active | 1950s - 2021 |
| Known for | Improving the quality of health for women and children in Nicaragua |
| Notable work | Founded the Mulukukú, Nicaragua women's health clinic in collaboration with the Maria Luisa Ortiz Women's Cooperative Created the Destrezas Para Salvar Vidas (Skills to Save Lives) program to train midwives in Nicaragua |
| Spouse | Charles Gray (m. 1982) |
Dorothy Virginia Granada (born December 8, 1930) is an American nurse, humanitarian, and peace and social justice activist who resides in Nicaragua. She founded and expanded a women's clinic in Mulukukú, Nicaragua in 1990 to provide healthcare services to more than twenty thousand poor and underserved residents of the region within a decade of the facility's opening.[1][2][3][4]
Describing her work for a newspaper interview in 2001, she said:[5]
"Mothers struggle to keep their children alive and to find ways to never go back to that violence.... My strength over the last year has been fueled by the faith of a people who toil for a better life. Contrary to all reason, they maintain their hope. That's what makes me get up every day."
- ^ Aleman, Filadelfo. "U.S. nurse prevails in Nicaragua." Spokane, Washington: The Spokesman Review, February 11, 2001, p. A2 (subscription required).
- ^ Boerner, Heather. "Activist nurse serving Nicaragua's poor returns to area to raise money for clinic." Santa Cruz, California: Santa Cruz Sentinel, October 23, 2001, p. A3 (subscription required).
- ^ Kessinger, Cathy. "Peace speaker comes to Corvallis." Corvallis, Oregon: Corvallis Gazette-Times, March 31, 1998, p. A2 (subscription required).
- ^ Malikoff, Marina. "Work in Nicaragua lauded: Ex-Santa Cruz resident wins Pfeffer Prize." Santa Cruz, California: Santa Cruz Sentinel, April 12, 1998, front page (subscription required).
- ^ Boerner, "Activist nurse serving Nicaragua's poor returns to area to raise money for clinic," Santa Cruz Sentinel, October 23, 2001, p. A3.