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Betsy Bell is the author of 2018 memoir, Open Borders, a Personal Story of Love, Loss and Anti-War Activism
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Betsy Bell

Betsy Bell, born before WWII in New York City, spent her formative years in the Jim Crow town of Muskogee, Oklahoma. As a Girl Scout, she began her social justice activism working with a bi-racial team to integrate public schools after the 1954 Supreme Court decision mandating the end of school segregation. After completing her BA and MA at Bryn Mawr College, she began an academic career in Lawrence, Kansas where her husband taught. In Lawrence, she advocated for reproductive rights with Planned Parenthood. She lives in Seattle where she has held several career positions. Twice widowed, Betsy has published two short memoirs and several poems. For the past fourteen years, Betsy has worked with the Seattle area faith communities toward economic justice through the Jubilee USA Network. Betsy believes in the power of ordinary citizens to create a positive, inclusive and just society.

Radio broadcast about Citizen Diplomacy

Anti-NuclearMay 4, 2018

Take a listen to this MyNorthwest story from late fall last year. You get my voice as Felix Banel interviews me about Target Seattle and…

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Why Citizen Diplomacy?

Political ActivistMarch 26, 2018

Dear One, You may ask, why Citizen Diplomacy in 1980s? In the opening sessions of spring quarter 2018 at the University of Washington, Dr. Eric…

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NoWar

Anti-Nuclear, Historical Memoir, Political ActivistFebruary 21, 2018

Dear friends, I recently received an email from the author and writing teacher who launched me on this writing path, Natalie Goldberg. On Wednesday, February…

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Is the memoir trust worthy?

Creative Non-Fiction, Historical Memoir, MemoirFebruary 10, 2018

I  recently met with members of the history department at the University of Washington, professors who are interested in the Cold War. One, Professor Elena…

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Target Seattle

Footnotes, Historical Memoir, MemoirJanuary 30, 2018

If you google Target Seattle today, what you get is the location of the Target department store nearest you. In 1982-1984 Target Seattle had another…

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