Dorothy Day

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Catholic convert Catholic social activist anarchist co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement human journalist pacifist social activist

Dorothy Day was an American journalist, social activist, and co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement, known for her radical commitment to social justice, pacifism, and hospitality to the poor.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic convert → Catholic social activist → anarchist → co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement → human → journalist → pacifist → social activist →
advocated	civil disobedience → hospitality to the poor → nonviolence → opposition to war → workers' rights →
birthName	Dorothy May Day →
coFounded	Catholic Worker Movement →
coFounderWith	Peter Maurin →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1897-11-08 →
dateOfDeath	1980-11-29 →
era	20th century →
hasChild	Tamar Teresa Day Hennessy →
honor	titled Servant of God by the Catholic Church →
influenced	Catholic Worker Movement communities → Catholic social justice activism in the United States → Christian peace movement →
influencedBy	Catholic social teaching → Peter Maurin →
knownFor	Catholic Worker newspaper → Catholic social teaching in practice → advocacy of pacifism → works of mercy and hospitality to the poor →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
movement	Catholic Worker Movement →
name	Dorothy Day →
notableWork	From Union Square to Rome → Loaves and Fishes → The Long Loneliness →
occupation	author → editor → journalist → social worker →
placeOfBirth	Brooklyn, New York, United States →
placeOfDeath	New York City, New York, United States →
politicalIdeology	Christian anarchism → pacifism → social justice activism →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	New York City, New York, United States →
subjectOf	cause for canonization in the Roman Catholic Church →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Leo Tolstoy →	influenced
Dorothy Day →	name
Christian anarchism →	notableProponent
Laetare Medal →	notableRecipient