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'''Ramona Ann Ripston''' (February 18, 1927 – November 3, 2018) served as the executive director of the [[American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California]] (ACLU SoCal) between 1972 and 2011.<ref name=LATimes>[http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/23/local/la-me-ramona-ripston23-2010feb23 Los Angeles Times article on Ripston's announcement of her retirement]</ref><ref name=OCWeekly>[http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/a-clockwork-orange/ramona-ripston-aclusc-retires OC Weekly article on Ripston's announcement of her retirement] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630144209/http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/a-clockwork-orange/ramona-ripston-aclusc-retires/ |date=2010-06-30 }}</ref> In her 38 years at the helm of the ACLU SoCal, Ripston had helped bring about substantial reforms in the region.<ref name=LAObserved>[http://www.laobserved.com/boyarsky/2010/02/ramona.php LA Observed column summarizing Ripston's career]</ref><ref>https://www.dailynews.com/2018/11/03/longtime-southern-california-aclu-leader-ramona-ripston-dies-at-age-91/</ref> |
'''Ramona Ann Ripston''' (February 18, 1927 – November 3, 2018) served as the executive director of the [[American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California]] (ACLU SoCal) between 1972 and 2011.<ref name=LATimes>[http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/23/local/la-me-ramona-ripston23-2010feb23 Los Angeles Times article on Ripston's announcement of her retirement]</ref><ref name=OCWeekly>[http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/a-clockwork-orange/ramona-ripston-aclusc-retires OC Weekly article on Ripston's announcement of her retirement] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630144209/http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/a-clockwork-orange/ramona-ripston-aclusc-retires/ |date=2010-06-30 }}</ref> In her 38 years at the helm of the ACLU SoCal, Ripston had helped bring about substantial reforms in the region.<ref name=LAObserved>[http://www.laobserved.com/boyarsky/2010/02/ramona.php LA Observed column summarizing Ripston's career]</ref><ref>https://www.dailynews.com/2018/11/03/longtime-southern-california-aclu-leader-ramona-ripston-dies-at-age-91/</ref> She married five times. She was the widow of federal judge [[Stephen Reinhardt]] at the time of her death. |
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Revision as of 23:21, 4 November 2018
Ramona Ripston | |
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| Executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California | |
| In office 1972–2011 | |
| Succeeded by | Hector O. Villagra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 18, 1927 Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 3, 2018 (aged 91) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Ramona Ann Ripston (February 18, 1927 – November 3, 2018) served as the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) between 1972 and 2011.[1][2] In her 38 years at the helm of the ACLU SoCal, Ripston had helped bring about substantial reforms in the region.[3][4] She married five times. She was the widow of federal judge Stephen Reinhardt at the time of her death.
References
- ^ Los Angeles Times article on Ripston's announcement of her retirement
- ^ OC Weekly article on Ripston's announcement of her retirement Archived 2010-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ LA Observed column summarizing Ripston's career
- ^ https://www.dailynews.com/2018/11/03/longtime-southern-california-aclu-leader-ramona-ripston-dies-at-age-91/
External links
- Website of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California
- A profile of Ripston on the ACLU/SC website
- An audio interview of Ripston by KQED radio
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