Grace Paley (December 11, 1922 – August 22, 2007) was an American short story writer, poet and political activist, whose work won a number of awards. Paley wrote the "Unity Statement" for the action. Diana Mara Henry photographed her at the preliminary huddles for the Women's Pentagon Action, 1980. Outside the Pentagon the next day, planting "tombstones" for American women activists who had been destroyed by the establishment, Grace Paley told Diana Mara Henry in no uncertain terms that she was not to be photographed. Hence, only one photograph of Grace Paley.This photo is published in Marianne Hirsch's article for PMLA, October 2009:

"What we need right now is to imagine the real. Grace Paley Writing Against War."

These puppets are by Amy Trompetter of

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As John Bell of Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry writes:

"These puppets were built by Amy Trompetter for the Women's Pentagon Action in 1980.

In my article "Grace Paley's Political Arts" (Contemporary Women's Writing 3:2, December 2009, page 186)

I quote from Barbara Epstein's account of the action:

"As the women approached the Pentagon they were joined by drummers and by four women carrying large puppets in the form of women, each symbolizing a different stage of the demonstration: one was in black, for mourning; another figure in red, for rage; a third was yellow, for empowerment; and the fourth puppet, in white, symbolized defiance."