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Ethel Dell

Released
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:1930s
State:California
Support
Communism
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Biography

Ethel Dell was one of six young workers, who drew an extra fifty days for "contempt of court", who leapt the railing at the closing of the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games on 14 August to demand freedom for Tom Mooney; convicted of "disturbing the peace," each was given the maximum 270 days in jail.

Case

Charges: Disturbing the peace ("Free Tom Mooney" protest at the Los Angeles Olympics)
Arrested: Aug 14, 1932
Sentence: 270 days in jail.
Convicted: Yes