- Meridel LeSueur
Meridel LeSueur (
February 22 ,1900 –November 14 ,1996 ) was an American writer and social activist, born as Meridel Wharton, she assumed the name of her mother's second husband, Arthur LeSueur, former Socialist mayor ofMinot, North Dakota . An occasional actor in films, she turned to the writing of children's books, notably, "The Story of Davy Crockett" and "The Story of Johnny Appleseed". She was blacklisted by theHouse Un-American Activities Committee for her membership in theCommunist Party . LeSueur was active in a variety of antiwar and left-wing causes and is commemorated inMinneapolis, Minnesota , in the Meridel LeSueur building host to the North Country Co-op.References
External links
* [http://www.marxists.org/subject/women/authors/lesueur Women & Marxism]
* [http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00323.html Minnesota Historical Society]Persondata
NAME=LeSueur, Meridel
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=American writer and social activist
DATE OF BIRTH=February 22 ,1900
PLACE OF BIRTH=United States
DATE OF DEATH=November 14 ,1996
PLACE OF DEATH=United States
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