The Resume

(January 31, 1902-February 1, 1986)
Born in Uppsala, Sweden
Birth name was Alva Reimer
Married to Nobel Prize winning economist Gunnar Myrdal
Named head of the UN Department of Social Affairs (1949) and director of the Department of Social Studies at UNESCO (1959)
Swedish ambassador to India (1955-61)
Elected to the Swedish parliament (1962)
Delegate to the UN disarmament conference in Geneva (1962-73)
Consultative cabinet member for disarmament (1966-73)
Co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for her work for disarmament (1982)

Why she might be annoying:

She was an advocate of eugenics and forced sterilization.
She said that the US and USSR were both 'creating a cult of violence.'
Her son Jan portrayed her as a cold, distant and manipulative parent in his memoirs.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was married to Gunnar for 62 years until her death.
In addition to disarmament, she was an advocate for women's rights and improved education.
She played a significant role in designing the Swedish embassy in India.
She was the first woman named to head a UN department.
On winning the Einstein Peace Prize (1980), she said, 'I have, despite all disillusionment, never, never allowed myself to feel like giving up. This is my message today; it is not worthy of a human being to give up.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• A.M. and P.M.
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 32]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [January] (Ranked: 1311902)
• Eugenics Supporters
• I Died in 1986 (Ranked: 84)
• I Had a Miscarriage
• I Have a Brain Tumor [Menegioma]
• I was Estranged From My Child
• Look at My Book Cover
• My Kid Trashed Me
• Nobel Peace Prize (Ranked: 1982)
• Profiles 30001-30250 (Ranked: 30102)
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19860201)

Year In Review:

In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying