Activist and Humanitarian
In 1953, Foss gave birth to a child with Down's Syndrome who later died at a young age. She is credited with raising public awareness about disabled individuals, founding, among other things the vacation resort "Solgården" ("Hacienda del Sol") in Alicante, Spain.
She survived breast cancer in 1971 and wrote a candid account of her experience. She was a strong supporter of gay rights and an outspoken critic of the Christian Democratic Party owing to its opposition to gay marriage and gay rights. She also questioned the raison d'être of the party, maintaining that "religion and politics should not be mixed".
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