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Caroline Foulke Urie

Released
Full name:Caroline Urie
Date of birth:28. 07. 1873
Date of death:04. 04. 1955
Age:81† Deceased
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Ohio
Support
Anti-War
Caroline Foulke Urie

Biography

Caroline Foulke Urie was a Quaker relief worker and founding member of the Peacemakers tax-refusal committee. Beginning in 1948, she withheld the portion of her federal income tax that she calculated would support military spending. Although she publicly said she was willing to go to jail, the government never prosecuted or imprisoned her for the refusal. She continued the protest until her death in 1955.

Case

Charges: Civil tax collection arising from war-tax resistance
Sentence: No arrest or confinement.