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Vicky Gabriner (nee Levins), also known asVicki Levins-Gabriner, is an American feminist, civil rights, and anti-war activist. She is best known for her work supporting voter registration in Southern states, and her opposition to U.S. military intervention in the Vietnam War.

Life and Activism
Gabriner was born Vicki Levins in 1942 in Brooklyn, New York. Her mother, an early influence of her politics, was president of the Parent-Teacher Association at Gabriner's elementary school.

Gabriner first became involved organising political campaigns while studying for her B.A. at Cornell University. She graduated in 1963.

After her time at university, Gabriner spent three summers in Tennessee, teaching in Freedom Schools and assisting with Cornel West's Tennessee voter registration project.