Anne Nicol Gaylor
Anne Nicol Gaylor | |
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Anne Gaylor: "A Second Look At Religion" | |
| Born | Lucie Anne Nicol November 25, 1926 Tomah, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | June 14, 2015 (aged 88) Fitchburg, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Occupation(s) | Activist; founder of the Freedom From Religion Foundation |
Anne Nicol Gaylor (November 25, 1926 – June 14, 2015) was an American atheist and reproductive rights advocate. She co-founded the Freedom from Religion Foundation and an abortion fund for Wisconsin women. She wrote the book Abortion Is a Blessing and edited The World Famous Atheist Cookbook. In 1985 Gaylor received the Humanist Heroine Award from the American Humanist Association, and in 2007 she was given the Tiller Award by NARAL Pro-Choice America.