S3 E25: Ordinary Person, Extraordinary Achievements

About this episode

The episode explores the life and contributions of lesser-known activist Dorothy Day.

We talk a lot about famous activists like MLK, or Rosa Parks. But, many people also did extraordinary things and aren't as well known. Today, we are diving into a not so well known activist. If you happen to know this person, you are very extraordinary! britannica.com/biography/Dorothy-Day en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Day biography.com/activists/dorothy-day catholicworker.org/dorothy-day/ encyclopedia.com/people/social-sciences-and-law/sociology-biographies/dorothy-day kids.britannica.com/students/article/Dorothy-Day/321110 stignatiussf.org/news/womens-history-dorothy-day https://ncheteach.org/resource/fighting-poverty-and-injustice-dorothy-day-and-the-catholic-worker-movement/ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z3NHy9t4mitwXlXC9yXLBcSfIybe1wEy1BaO1UCwH-I/edit?tab=t.0

People in this episode

Host: Vikram Devaru

Topics covered

• activism
• ordinary people
• extraordinary achievements
• social justice
• history

Keywords

• activism
• Dorothy Day
• social justice
• ordinary people
• extraordinary achievements

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