Nancy Kurshan
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Nancy Kurshan is an American activist and writer best known as a co-founder of the Youth International Party (Yippies) and for her work in prison abolition and social justice movements.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nancy Kurshan canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American activist
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human ⓘ |
| activismFocus |
opposition to control unit prisons
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prison abolition ⓘ prisoners' rights ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Nancy Kurshan Yippie activist ⓘ |
| basedIn | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | Youth International Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cornell University
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University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anti-prison activism
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criminal justice ⓘ human rights ⓘ prison reform ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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political writing ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasLivedIn |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
activist organizing
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political writing ⓘ public speaking ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOn |
abolition of prisons
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political dissent in the United States ⓘ state repression ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Youth International Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
counterculture of the 1960s
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prison abolition movement ⓘ social justice movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-founding the Youth International Party
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organizing against high-security prison units ⓘ work on control unit prisons in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | Out of Control: A Fifteen Year Battle Against Control Unit Prisons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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writer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
1960s antiwar movement
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1960s counterculture ⓘ prisoners' rights campaigns ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | left-wing politics ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Paul Buhle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
U.S. prison system
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political repression ⓘ social movements ⓘ |
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