Marie Equi

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Overview

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Marie Diana Equi born New Bedford, MA April 7, 1872 (d. 1952). Pediatrician, "The stormy petrel of the Northwest," openly lesbian, anarchist arrested with Margaret Sanger for giving birth control info 1916; arrested again for antiwar protest, convicted of sedition after war for antiwar agitation 1918, served half of 3 year sentence in San Quentin prison.

Quotations

"PREPARE TO DIE, WORKINGMEN, J.P. MORGAN & CO. WANT PREPAREDNESS FOR PROFIT" (June 27, 1918, Portland; photo nlm.nih.gov)