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Ethel <I>Duffy</I> Turner

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Ethel Duffy Turner Famous memorial

Birth
San Pablo, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Death
29 Aug 1969 (aged 84)
Cuernavaca, Cuernavaca Municipality, Morelos, Mexico
Burial
Cremated. Specifically: some historians say that she was cremated and that her ashes, along with those of her husband, were deposited in an unidentified grave. Add to Map
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American Journalist and Writer. Ethel Evelyn Duffy Turner was a witness to the events of the Mexican Revolution. She is known for her book "Ricardo Flores Magón and the Mexican Liberal Party." In 1909, she wrote for "The Border," in Tucson, financed by Elizabeth Trowbridge. Under the guise of a magazine dedicated to the border culture of Arizona, it also campaigned in defense of the Mexican Liberal Party (PLM) members imprisoned in the United States. It also campaigned against the social situation in Mexico during the regime by Porfirio Díaz. Duffy Turner was an anarchist. She helped organize the Magonista party in Los Angeles. She knew Antonio Villa-Real, Librado Rivera. Magonist meetings were held at the Turners' own Los Angeles apartment. She edited the "Regeneration" English pages. Her papers are held at the University of California, Berkeley. She married John Kenneth Turner, and they had a daughter, Juanita Turner Lusk.
American Journalist and Writer. Ethel Evelyn Duffy Turner was a witness to the events of the Mexican Revolution. She is known for her book "Ricardo Flores Magón and the Mexican Liberal Party." In 1909, she wrote for "The Border," in Tucson, financed by Elizabeth Trowbridge. Under the guise of a magazine dedicated to the border culture of Arizona, it also campaigned in defense of the Mexican Liberal Party (PLM) members imprisoned in the United States. It also campaigned against the social situation in Mexico during the regime by Porfirio Díaz. Duffy Turner was an anarchist. She helped organize the Magonista party in Los Angeles. She knew Antonio Villa-Real, Librado Rivera. Magonist meetings were held at the Turners' own Los Angeles apartment. She edited the "Regeneration" English pages. Her papers are held at the University of California, Berkeley. She married John Kenneth Turner, and they had a daughter, Juanita Turner Lusk.

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  • Originally Created by: Ola K Ase
  • Added: Oct 25, 2021
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233394630/ethel-turner: accessed ), memorial page for Ethel Duffy Turner (21 Apr 1885–29 Aug 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 233394630; Cremated; Maintained by Find a Grave.