Dorothy Frooks
Dorothy Frooks | |
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| Born | February 12, 1896 Saugerties, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 13, 1997 (aged 101) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Author, publisher, lawyer |
| Known for | Political and social activism |
| Spouse | Jay P. Vanderbilt (m. 1986) |
Dorothy Frooks (February 12, 1896 – 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.
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.
A lawyer in Peekskill, New York, she wrote numerous fiction and nonfiction books, including The Olympic Torch, The American Heart, and an autobiography, Lady Lawyer.