Molly Rush

Molly Rush is a Catholic anti-war, civil and women's rights activist born in 1932. She co-founded the Thomas Merton Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania along with Larry Kessler in 1972 and was the sole female member of the Plowshares Eight, a radical Catholic anti-nuclear group.[1]

Rush grew up in Pittsburgh and has been a member of civil rights organizations including the Catholic Interracial Council and National Organization for Women. She is a mother of six and was named a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania in 2011 by Governor Tom Corbett.[2]

A play about her life titled "Molly's Hammer" was written by Tammy Ryan and is based on the book Hammer of Justice: Molly Rush and Plowshares Eight by Liane Ellison Norman. Depicted in the play are the actions leading up to the 78 days Rush spent in Pennsylvania jails in 1980 as a result of her involvement in the Plowshares Eight's assault of a missile at General Electric Co. plant in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.[3][4]

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  2. ↑ Faulk, Erin. "PatchPeople: Activist Molly Rush Wins Governor's Award". Dormont Patch. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Friswold, Paul (2016). "Molly's Hammer is a Triumph at the Rep". Riverfront News. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Pittsburgh's Molly Rush is honored on anniversary of her nuclear warfare protest". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 10, 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
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