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Ava Helen Pauling (born Miller; December 24, 1903 – December 7, 1981) was an American human rights activist. Throughout her life, she was involved in various social movements including women's rights , racial equality , and international peace .
A chronicle of the lives (and trials) of Linus and Ava Helen Pauling throughout their many years as peace activists. Over fifty audio and video clips are used in the recounting of this fascinating saga - one which culminated in Linus Pauling's receipt of the 1962 Nobel Prize for Peace.
Ava Helen Pauling's rich career as an activist for civil rights and liberties, against nuclear testing, and for peace, feminism, and environmental stewardship is best understood in the context of her enduring partnership with her famous husband, Linus Pauling.
Pauling married Ava Helen Miller of Beaver Creek, Oregon, in 1923. She is of English-Scottish and German descent. They have four children, Linus (Carl) Jr. (1925), Peter Jeffress (1931), Linda Helen (1932) and Edward Crellin (1937), and thirteen grandchildren.
The online finding aid for the Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers. Features detailed description of all seventeen series of the collection including the Paulings' correspondence, manuscripts, awards, personal libraries, photograph collections and more.
On April 24, 1962, President Kennedy orders the resumption of atmospheric nuclear tests. On April 28 and 29, Linus and Ava Helen Pauling, with several hundred other demonstrators, march before the White House in protest.
In 1986, Linus Pauling, a Nobel Prize winner for both Chemistry and Peace, donated his scientific notebooks, all of his papers, and the papers of his wife Ava Helen, an activist for peace, to Oregon State University, their alma mater.
