Gerri Santoro
Geraldine "Gerri" Santoro (née Twerdy; August 16, 1935 – June 8, 1964) was an American woman who died after receiving an unsafe abortion in 1964. A police photograph of her dead body, published by Ms., magazine in 1973, became a symbol for the abortion-rights movement in the United States.
Gerri Santoro | |
|---|---|
| Born | Geraldine Twerdy August 16, 1935 Connecticut, United States |
| Died | June 8, 1964 (aged 28) Connecticut, United States |
| Spouse |
Sam Santoro
(m. 1953; sep. 1963) |
| Partner | Clyde Dixon |
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