Louise Todd Lambert was born in 1905 in San Francisco , California , to Max Todd and Rosalie Dinslage , German immigrants and socialists . In her oral history , Lambert characterized her parents as free thinkers who encouraged lively discussion , debate , and exchange of ideas in the home . Her first experience with political persecution came in 1915 , when her father , a San Francisco baker , was investigated for potential ties to the Preparedness Day Bombing . As a youth , Lambert was active in the women 's suffrage movement , the Junior League of the Nature Friends , and the Young Workers League , a predecessor of the Young Communist League
Preparedness Day Bombing
Preparedness Day Bombing
Louise Todd Lambert