Biography
Barbara Hartle was the one woman among the Seattle defendants prosecuted under the Smith Act during the McCarthy era. She was convicted on October 9, 1953, of conspiring to advocate the overthrow of the U.S. government.
Barbara Hartle was the one woman among the Seattle defendants prosecuted under the Smith Act during the McCarthy era. She was convicted on October 9, 1953, of conspiring to advocate the overthrow of the U.S. government.