birth_date: 1919-04-13 00:00:00
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name: Madalyn Murray O'Hair
about: Madalyn Murray O'Hair (April 13, 1919 – September 29, 1995) was an American activist supporting atheism and separation of church and state. She is best remembered for her 1963 landmark case Murray v. Curlett, in which the US Supreme Court ruled in her favor, outlawing forced prayer and Bible reading in the public schools of America. In 1963, she founded American Atheists and served as its president until 1986, after which her son Jon Garth Murray succeeded her. She created the first issues of American Atheist Magazine. Life magazine dubbed her "The Most Hated Woman in America."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madalyn... Madalyn Murray O'Hair (April 13, 1919 – September 29, 1995) was an American activist supporting atheism and separation of church and state. She is best remembered for her 1963 landmark case Murray v. Curlett, in which the US Supreme Court ruled in her favor, outlawing forced prayer and Bible reading in the public schools of America. In 1963, she founded American Atheists and served as its president until 1986, after which her son Jon Garth Murray succeeded her. She created the first issues of American Atheist Magazine. Life magazine dubbed her "The Most Hated Woman in America."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madalyn... ...more
death_date: 1995-09-29 00:00:00