Dohrn, Bernardine (1942–)
Dohrn, Bernardine (1942–)
American radical political activist, lawyer and educator. Born 1942; University of Chicago, BA with honors, MA, JD; m. Bill Ayers (fellow ex-fugitive and University of Illinois professor); children.
As a leader of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) in opposition to the Vietnam War, became a fugitive (1970) after being indicted on riot charges; led the Weather Underground (1970–80); resurfaced and spent 7 months in prison for refusing to cooperate with a grand jury; became clinical associate professor of law and director/founder of the Children and Family Justice Center at Northwestern University Law School; was also an associate professor in the College of the University of Chicago.
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