Sendzimir, Vanda.

Writer and social activist Vanda Sendzimir (1952-1996) was born and raised in Waterbury, Conn. She attended Reed College (1971-1973) and graduated from McGill University (1976), where she was one of the founders of Canada's first college women's newspaper and active in the anti-war and feminist movements. She lived in San Francisco (1977-1986), working as a graphic designer and for social change as a member of a small Marxist-Leninist party. Moving to Boston in 1986, Sendzimir worked as a freelance journalist, and published Steel Will: The Life of Tad Sendzimir (1993), a biography of her father, an inventor and entrepreneur. She was active in the Boston chapter of the National Writers Union and in organizations working for social justice and civil rights. An avid photographer, traveler, and mountaineer, Sendzimir fell to her death while climbing in Siberia with her husband, David Ludlow, in 1996.

From the guide to the Videotapes, 1985-1996, (Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute)

Writer and social activist Vanda Sendzimir (1952-1996) was born and raised in Waterbury, Conn. She attended Reed College (1971-1973) and graduated from McGill University (1976), where she was one of the founders of Canada's first women's college newspaper and active in the anti-war and feminist movements. She lived in San Francisco (1977-1986), working as a graphic designer and for social change as a member of a small Marxist-Leninist party. Moving to Boston in 1986, Sendzimir worked as a freelance journalist, and published Steel Will: The Life of Tad Sendzimir (1993), a biography of her father, an inventor and entrepreneur. She was active in the Boston chapter of the National Writers Union and in organizations working for social justice and civil rights. An avid photographer, traveler, and mountaineer, Sendzimir fell to her death while climbing in Siberia with her husband David Ludlow in 1996.

From the description of [Videotape collection] [videorecording]. 1989-1995. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122566149

Writer and social activist Vanda Sendzimir (1952-1996) was born and raised in Waterbury, Conn., the daughter of Berthe Bernoda and Tadeusz Sendzimir. She attended Reed College (1971-1973) and graduated from McGill University (1976), where she was one of the founders of the first college women's newspaper in Canada, and active in the anti-war and feminist movements. Sendzimir came from a wealthy family and struggled for all of her life with issues surrounding money and privilege. She lived in San Francisco (1977-1986), working as a graphic designer and for social change as a member of a small Marxist-Leninist group. Eventually disillusioned, Sendzimir moved to Boston in 1986, worked as a freelance journalist, and published Steel Will: The Life of Tad Sendzimir (1993), a biography of her father, an inventor and entrepreneur. She was active in the Boston chapter of the National Writers Union and in organizations working for social justice and civil rights. An avid photographer, traveler, and mountaineer, Sendzimir fell to her death while climbing in Siberia with her husband David Ludlow in 1996.

From the description of Papers, 1967-1997 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232008980