A New York Times bestseller by Rebecca Donner, the great-great-niece of Mildred Fish-Harnack, is shedding light on the life of the famed resistance leader, Wisconsinite, and UW–Madison alumnus. The biography, All the Frequent Troubles of …
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“Mildred” given permanent home overlooking Picnic Point
Before her tragic death on the direct orders of Adolf Hitler for assisting in the escape of German Jews and political dissidents, UW alumna Mildred Fish-Harnack lived, learned, and worked in the Madison community. Writings …
Mildred Fish-Harnack honored as hero of resistance to Nazi regime
“Ich habe Deutschland auch so geliebt” “And I have loved Germany so much.” Those were the last words of Mildred Fish-Harnack before the blade of the guillotine fell. She was sentenced to six years of …
Gender parity takes center stage at annual Mildred Fish-Harnack Lecture
Although international law affects individuals across the globe, women are largely underrepresented in the roles responsible for legal policies and decisions. Viviana Krsticevic, executive director of the Center for Justice and International Law in Washington, …