Dorothy Day: Portraits

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 Both a revealing testimony to the complexity of one of the great Americans and a model for the kind of writing that could shed light on many more of our public figures, especially those we are inclined to romanticize. It is entertaining and enlightening at the same time. --Religious Studies Review

In this moving and entertaining work, drawn from the memories of family, friends, and colleagues who knew her best, Dorothy Day emerges as a woman of courage, humor, and love, who left an unforgettable mark on the lives of all she touched.

Rosalie G. Riegle is professor emerita of English at Saginaw Valley State University and a founder of the Jeannine Coallier Catholic Worker in Saginaw, Michigan. She is the author of Voices from the Catholic Worker.

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