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Article: The Atheist: Madalyn Murray O'Hair.(Book Review)
- Article from:
- The Humanist
- Article date:
- November 1, 2003
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2003 American Humanist Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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(New York, New York: University Press, 2003); 387 pp; $29.95 cloth
This review of Bryan E. Le Beau's biography The Atheist is a testament to the influence the subject of his book--Madalyn Murray O'Hair--has had on my life. O'Hair and her son Jon Garth Murray wrote the first book I ever read on atheism entitled All the Questions You Ever Wanted to Ask American Atheists with All the Answers. O'Hair helped to lay the groundwork for my eventual involvement with Humanism. This biography dives into the life of "Mad Mad Madalyn" and describes how she fought against religion and her inner demons.
Le Beau sketches out O'Hair's formative years in which her family ...
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Article: Fern "Mackie" Le Beau.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);
November 25, 2004 ;
544 words
...Fern "Mackie" Le Beau Funeral services for Fern "Mackie" Le Beau (nee McCabe), 83, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday ... Northwestern University. She met her husband, Jack Le Beau, on a blind date at the Northwestern-Notre Dame football ...
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