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        2. The poet and activist Rose Styron, 95, had to be talked into writing about herself and the many luminaries she has known.
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        4. At 95, Styron has finally decided to look back, at her life as a poet; a founding member of Amnesty International; a mother of four; and the wife of the late.
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          Rose Styron

          American poet and human rights activist

          Rose Burgunder Styron (born April 4, 1928) is an American poet, journalist, and human rights activist.[1] She is a founding member of Amnesty International USA,[2][3] becoming a board member in 1970.[4]

          Styron is the subject of the documentary In the Company of Rose, directed by James Lapine, which debuted in 2022.[5][6] Her most recent book is a memoir, Beyond This Harbor, published in 2023.[7]

          Early life and education

          Rose Burgunder Styron was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1928,[8] where she spent her childhood.

          The daughter of B. B. Burgunder (father) and Selma Kann, (mother),[9] her family's heritage was German Jewish,[10] though it was described as a secular, non-observant Jewish household.[8] She attended grade school at the Quaker Friends School of Baltimore.[4]

          Burgunder attended Wellesle