Beaumont, Florence (c. 1912–1967)
Beaumont, Florence (c. 1912–1967)
American antiwar protester. Born c. 1912 in La Puente, California; died Oct 15, 1967, in Los Angeles, California; children: 2.
One of 8 Americans known to have set themselves on fire to protest US involvement in the Vietnam War, soaked herself in gasoline and set herself alight in front of the Federal Building in Los Angeles, CA (Oct 15, 1967).
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