Crystal Eastman
Crystal Catherine Eastman (June 25, 1881 – July 28, 1928) was an American lawyer, antimilitarist, feminist, socialist, and journalist. She was a leader in the fight for women's suffrage, a co-founder and co-editor with her brother Max Eastman of the radical arts and politics magazine The Liberator, co-founder of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and co-founder in 1920 of the American Civil Liberties Union. In 2000, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York.
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| Born | Crystal Catherine Eastman June 25, 1881 Marlborough, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | July 8, 1928 (aged 47) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Known for | Feminism, socialism, Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage, The Liberator, and as a co-founder of both the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and American Union Against Militarism |
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| Children | Jeffrey Fuller Annis Fuller |
| Parent(s) | Samuel Elijah Eastman Annis Bertha Ford |
| Relatives | Max Eastman (brother) |
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