Activist (22-Sep-1947 — 18-Feb-2017)

SUBJECT OF BOOKS

We do not have any books for this individual listed. Excluded are juvenile literature, most self-published works, songbooks, and dissertations. Included are biographies, studies, bibliographies, criticism, and collections of letters.

ARTICLES

1. The Accidental Activist
   She appeared to be the perfect plaintiff in a case that changed America’s political landscape: Roe v. Wade, decided by the Supreme Court 40 years ago this month. But Norma McCorvey, now 65, was never what she seemed: neither as the pregnant Texas woman who won fame as abortion-rights icon "Jane Roe", nor as the pro-life activist she would become. Retracing her life through family, friends, and advisers, Joshua Prager investigates.
   by Joshua Prager. Vanity Fair, Feb-2013.

AUTHORITIES

Below are references indicating presence of this name in another database or other reference material. Most of the sources listed are encyclopedic in nature but might be limited to a specific field, such as musicians or film directors. A lack of listings here does not indicate unimportance -- we are nowhere near finished with this portion of the project -- though if many are shown it does indicate a wide recognition of this individual.

1. NNDB [link]

2. Internet Movie Database [link]

3. Wikipedia [link]

4. Library of Congress Name Authority [link]

5. New York Times Obituary [link]

6. Washington Post Obituary [link]

Copyright ©2026