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April 29, 2013

Feminist Journalist Mary Thom Dies in Motorcycle Crash at 68 
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The prominent feminist journalist, author and editor Mary Thom has died
at the age of 68. Thom was a early editor of Ms. Magazine, where she
rose to the rank of executive editor. She wrote several books, including
a history of Ms. Magazine, and was editor-in-chief of the Women's Media
Center, whose co-founder, Gloria Steinem, told The New York Times,
"[Mary Thom] was a lodestone for the women's movement nationally, and a
center of trust, common sense and creativity." Thom died when her
motorcycle crashed on Friday evening in Yonkers, just north of New York
City.

 

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