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Dorothy Day
American religious and social activist (1897–1980)
For the American plant physiologist, see Dorothy Day (plant physiologist).
Not to be confused with Doris Day.
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| Born | (1897-11-08)November 8, 1897 New York City, U.S. |
| Hometown | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 29, 1980(1980-11-29) (aged 83) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Cemetery of the Resurrection, New York City |
Dorothy Day (November 8, 1897 – November 29, 1980) was an American journalist, social activist and anarchist who, after a bohemian youth, became a Catholic without abandoning her social activism.
She was perhaps the best-known political radical among American Catholics.[1][2]
Day's conversion is described in her 1952 autobiography, The Long Loneliness.[3][4] Day was also an active journalist, and described her social activism in her writings. In 1917 she was imprisoned as a Dorothy Day Summary | SuperSummary RAT