Barbara Smoker

Barbara Smoker (born June 2, 1923 in London ; † April 7, 2020 there ) was a British humanist and free-thinking civil rights activist . She was considered a well-known voice for the concerns of atheists .

Life

Smoker grew up in a Catholic family. However, the findings of the Second World War , in which she participated in the Royal Navy , soon made her a representative of atheism . From 1971 to 1996, Smoker was President of the National Secular Society . She advocated euthanasia and was Chair of the Voluntary Euthanasia Society from 1981 to 1985 . She was Honorary Vice President of the Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association in the United Kingdom. She campaigned for non-religious funerals and weddings as well as disarmament . She was honored by the International Humanist and Ethical Union .

Barbara Smoker: Humanism. South Place Ethical Society . 2005, ISBN 0-902368-23-0 .
HJ Blackham: Blackham's Best: Excerpts from HJ Blackham . Barbara Smoker, 2003, ISBN 978-0951263518 .
Barbara Smoker: Freethoughts . Foote (GW) & Co Ltd, London 2002, ISBN 0-9508243-5-6 .

personal data
SURNAME	Smoker, Barbara
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British humanist and free-thinking civil rights activist
DATE OF BIRTH	June 2, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH	London
DATE OF DEATH	April 7, 2020
Place of death	London