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November 8th, 1890 Brooklyn, New York, Died -November 29th, 1980, New York City. Age 83
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Her mother raised her to be Catholic and have a strong faithful background
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University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
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Dorothy married Berkeley Tobey, and had one daughter named Tamar Henness, with him 1926
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Dorothy was a journalist and social activist.
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Dorothy is know for being a co-founder of the Catholic worker movement. The Church used to call her, Servant of God. She founded the Catholic worker newspaper in 1933 and served as its editor until her death in 1980
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Dorothy would volunteer her time to a local food bank. She would also give back to her community by helping the homeless with cloths and food
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Dorothy had worked closely w/ activist, Peter Maurin to establish the Catholic Worker Movement, it was a movement that combined direct aid for the poor and homeless. She practiced civil disobedience, which led to additional arrests in 1955,1957, and in 1973 at the age of seventy-five.
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Dorothy, after jail time became furious and became more involve as an activist towards the homeless and the poor.