Alva Myrdal

Swedish sociologist and politician (1902–1986) Alva MyrdalMyrdal in 1968BornAlva Reimer(1902-01-31)31 January 1902Uppsala, SwedenDied1 February 1986(1986-02-01) (aged 84)Danderyd, SwedenOccupationsPolitician, sociologist, diplomatSpouse Gunnar Myrdal ​(m. 1924)​Children3, including Jan Myrdal and Sissela BokRelativesHilary Bok (granddaughter), Stefan Fölster (grandson) Alva Myrdal (/ˈmɜːrdɑːl, ˈmɪər-/ MUR-dahl, MEER-, Swedish: [ˈǎlːva ˈmy̌ːɖɑːl]; née Reimer; 31 January 1902 – 1 February 1986) was a Swedish sociologist, diplomat and politician. She was a prominent leader of the disarmament movement. She, along with Alfonso García Robles, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982. She married Gunnar Myrdal in 1924; he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1974, making them the fourth ever married couple to have won Nobel Prizes, and the first to win independent of each other (versus a shared Nobel Prize by scientist spouses). Biography Early life and studies Alva Myrdal was born in Uppsala and grew up as the first child of a modest family, the daughter of Albert Reimer and Lowa Jonsson. She had four siblings: Ruth (1904–1980), Folke (190