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Diantha Hoag

Released
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Massachusetts
Support
Civil Liberties Labor Organizing
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Biography

Diantha Hoag was an electrical worker cited for contempt of Congress after refusing to answer Senator McCarthy's subcommittee about her associations; her contempt case was among those pending in 1955.

Case

Charges: Contempt of Congress
Sentence: Faced prosecution for contempt of Congress Charges as recorded: Contempt of Congress — for refusing to answer McCarthy's subcommittee
Convicted: Cited for contempt; case pending in 1955