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Dorothy Day

Dorothy Day was born in in Brooklyn on November 8, 1897, and died in New York City on November 29, 1980. She is most known for establishing the Catholic Worker movement and devoting her life to helping and fighting for the poor. She also served as the editor of the Catholic Worker newspaper from 1933 to 1980. She has cemented herself as the iconic Catholic and New Yorker.