Ms. Hasegawa is leader of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. She has been involved in the promotion of disarmament, the defense of human rights, and the improvement of women’s social status and education. She died in 2012. “Remember that step by step, if we ordinary people all work together, in the end. if not in our lifetime,perhaps in our children’s or their children’s lifetime, we shall have a world of peace, freedom, and justice.” From Ms. Hasegawa ‘s acceptance speech
