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On this day December 31, 1918

Marie Equi convicted of sedition for anti-war banner

Marie Equi convicted of sedition for anti-war banner

Radical doctor, lesbian, IWW supporter and abortion provider Marie Equi was found guilty of sedition in the US for unfurling an anti-war banner. Sentenced to three years in San Quentin prison, she served one and a half.

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