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...Myrdal was married to Gunnar Myrdal, the 1974 co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics. They are the fourth married couple to both win Nobel prizes and the only couple to win the prize for unrelated efforts...
...Myrdal worked for disarmament because she feared that as long as these weapons exist the world is in danger. In her 1976 book, "The Game of Disarmament," she wrote, "It is no exaggeration to say that unless significant decreases are soon achieved, it is difficult to see how catastrophe can be avoided...
...Millions of people are joining the fight against nuclear weapons. I hope that after we have received the peace prize, even greater will stand up," Myrdal said when she won the award...
Nuclear disarmement was only one of the many causes Myrdal joined to the benefit of humanity. She worked in social programs in underdeveloped nations and served as the Swedish ambassador to Burma and Nepal...
Loved by the Swedish people, Myrdal always worked to aid the oppressed and weak of the world. She served as principal director of the United Nations Department of Social Affairs...