It was the 1960s in Washington, D.C., and the Vietnam War was running rampant. Susan Sarandon, a college student at the time, had just attended her first anti-war protest, sparking a lifetime of political activism and standing up for her beliefs. Sarandon vehemently hated war and was very outspoken about it, also protesting the 2003 invasion of Iraq after she was well into her career. She made a name for herself not only in film, but also as a prominent figure in social and political activism. She even often intertwines the two. Some of her most iconic roles are, in…