Karen Lewis
Karen Lewis | |
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Lewis in 2015 | |
| President of the Chicago Teachers Union | |
| In office 2010–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Marilyn Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Sharkey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Karen Jennings July 20, 1953 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | February 7, 2021 (aged 67) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Glioblastoma |
| Spouses | Arnold Glenn (divorced)John Lewis (m. 2001) |
| Alma mater | Mount Holyoke College (no degree) Dartmouth College (BA) Northeastern Illinois University (MA) |
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Karen Lewis (née Jennings; July 20, 1953 – February 7, 2021) was an American educator and labor leader who served as president of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), Chicago's division of the American Federation of Teachers, from 2010 to 2014. For nearly 20 years before becoming president of the teachers union, she was a high school chemistry teacher.