Gwen Hennessey
/Overview
Gwen Hennessey born Buchanan County, IA September 29, 1932. Catholic nun served 6 months in prison for School of Americas protest 2001; marched with Martin Luther King, Jr. in anti-racism demo Antioch IL, worked with Cesar Chavez in Calif; walked across US 1986 against nuclear weapons; Pacem in Terris award 2001.
Quotations
"We’ve always been taught that obedience to an informed conscience was higher than the law of man." (Chicago Tribune, Aug. 8, 2001; photo Morningside College)