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Dorothy Bolden (1923 - 2005)Oct 13th, 1923
Dorothy Lee Bolden, born on this day in 1923, was the founder of the National Domestic Worker's Union of America and civil rights activist who fought for women's rights and an end to segregation.
Francisco Ferrer Executed (1909)Oct 13th, 1909
Francisco Ferrer i Guàrdia (1859 - 1909) was a radical anarchist educator who was executed by the Spanish government on this day in 1909. His death caused a storm of international protest across three continents.
Sid Mills Fish-in Arrest (1968)Oct 13th, 1968
On this day in 1968, while conducting a "Fish-in" protest on the Nisqually River in Washington state, activist Sid Mills was arrested. This was just one action from Mills' campaign of civil disobedience in demand of lawful fishing rights.
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