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Kristin Lems

Singer and songwriter Kristin Lems received the “Charline Kotula Freethought Heroine Memorial Award,” accepting her award in person at the 1996 national convention of the Freedom From Religion Foundation in …

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Michael Bristor

Freethinker of the Year, Jr. At the age of six, Michael Bristor was harassed and ridiculed by his Minnesota first-grade teacher for not participating in illegal classroom prayer. The complaints …

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Katha Pollitt

Katha Pollit is an author, widely published essayist, feminist and freethinker who received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard and her Masters of Fine Arts degree from Columbia. Her …

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Beverly Harris

Beverly Harris, a 17-year-old high school senior, asked Grangeville High School, Idaho, to stop its practice of holding illegal prayers at high school commencements. When the Harris family’s request was …

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Eleanor Smeal

Eleanor Smeal, President of the Feminist Majority, was named 1994 Freethought Heroine and gave the keynote speech at the 17th annual Freedom From Religion Foundation convention on October 1, 1994, …

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Mel Schlesinger

Mel Schlesinger, a businessman and Foundation member, wrote to the Indiana Civil Liberties Union in 1981, requesting action to remove a 16-foot Catholic crucifix, donated in 1955 by the Knights …

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