Dorothy Frooks
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Dorothy Frooks (February 12, 1896 ā April 13, 1997) was an American writer, publisher, military officer, lawyer, and suffragist. She also ran for Congress twice, in 1920 as a member of the Prohibition Party and in 1934 on the Law Preservation ticket for New York's At-large congressional district.
Dorothy Frooks | |
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Born | (1896-02-12)February 12, 1896 Saugerties, New York, U.S. |
Died | April 13, 1997(1997-04-13) (aged 101) New York City, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Author, publisher, lawyer |
Known for | Political and social activism |
Spouse | Jay P. Vanderbilt (m. 1986) |
She worked as a writer for the New York Evening World and published the Murray Hill News in 1952. She also wrote Labor Courts Outlaw Strikes, a pamphlet calling for the establishment of a labor court.[1]
A lawyer in Peekskill, New York,[2] she wrote numerous fiction and nonfiction books, including The Olympic Torch, The American Heart, and an autobiography, Lady Lawyer.[1]