Margrit Kennedy

Margrit Kennedy (1939-2013), world-renowned for hercommitment to complementary currencies, was also adevoted ecologist and women's rights activist. As herchildhood and youth were shaped by the events andupheavals of the post-war period, it was early in herlife that she developed a desire to make her owneffective contribution to social justice. She studiedarchitecture, linked herself to the avant-garde artscene, advocated ecological lifestyles at an early ageand, over the years, developed an increasinglyfar-reaching effectiveness.In this book, based on detailed autobiographical notes,a summary of her life and work is vividly described indetail for the first time. It offers descriptions of hervarious fields of activity as well as insights into theprivate life and developments of this "money expert",who - together with her husband Declan Kennedy -was one of the most influential figures in the ecologymovement of the 20th century.