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Barbara Hartle

Released
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Washington
Support
Communism Communist Party USA
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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.

Case

Charges: Conspiracy to advocate the overthrow of the U.S. government (Smith Act)
Sentence: Unknown
Convicted: Yes