Margrit Kennedy

Margrit Kennedy (1939-2013), world-renowned for her commitment to complementary currencies, was also a devoted ecologist and women's rights activist. As her childhood and youth were shaped by the events and upheavals of the post-war period, it was early in her life that she developed a desire to make her own effective contribution to social justice. She studied architecture, linked herself to the avant-garde art scene, advocated ecological lifestyles at an early age and, over the years, developed an increasingly far-reaching effectiveness. In this book, based on detailed autobiographical notes, a summary of her life and work is vividly described in detail for the first time. It offers descriptions of her various fields of activity as well as insights into the private life and developments of this "money expert", who - together with her husband Declan Kennedy - was one of the most influential figures in the ecology movement of the 20th century.