From School Library Journal Grade 7-10?Born in 1897, Day was a human-rights activist with a nonconformist lifestyle. The Catholic Workers Movement, founded by Day during the Depression, continues to support community houses in urban slum areas. Black-and-white photographs appear in a 16-page center section. A
| Title | : | Dorothy Day: Friend to the Forgotten |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.89 (526 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0802852653 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 169Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-2-2 |
| Language | : | English |
From School Library Journal Grade 7-10?Born in 1897, Day was a human-rights activist with a nonconformist lifestyle. The Catholic Workers Movement, founded by Day during the Depression, continues to support community houses in urban slum areas. Black-and-white photographs appear in a 16-page center section. A basic introduction for a generation unfamiliar with this leader for social justice.?Janet Woodward, Franklin High School, Seattle, WACopyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. Earning her living as a journalist, she was an unmarried mother who stood apart by blending radical politics with Christian teachings and spiritual piety. The text compares favorably to Jim O'Grady's Dorothy Day (Ward Hill, 1993), but neither volume measures up to adult biographies in emphasizing her influence on the American Catholic Church. Written in a simple, spare style that draws from the subject's writings, this account affirms a life of service to the destitute and underprivileged. She identified with early feminists and socialists, but unlike Emma Goldman or Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, she could not reconcile viewpoints that rejected religion. An internal str
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