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Dorothy Day
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American journalist, social activist, and Catholic convert (1897-1980)

Also known as: Дороти Дэй, دوروثي داي, 도로시 데이, ドロシー・ディ, 多萝西·戴, Дэй, Дороти

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Known works

  • Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker
  • Dorothy Day
  • Loaves and Fishes
  • The Long Loneliness
  • The reckless way of love