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Bogaletch Gebre, Foe of Female Genital Mutilation, Dies at 66
Called “the woman who began the rebellion of Ethiopian women,” she helped drastically reduce the barbaric practice that she suffered and that had cost her sister’s life.
Frank Giles, 100, Editor Snared in ‘Hitler Diaries’ Hoax, Is Dead
At The Sunday Times of London, he learned at the last minute that the diaries were fake, but the paper’s owner, Rupert Murdoch, ordered them published.
Ray Jenkins, Newspaperman Who Covered Civil Rights Era, Dies at 89
He had a “ringside seat to history” in the South, befriending Martin Luther King Jr. and triggering a landmark First Amendment case that went to the Supreme Court.
Mordicai Gerstein, Illustrator of Magical Worlds, Dies at 83
He wrote and illustrated more than 40 children’s books, many of which dealt with the messy business of being human.
Sally Soames, Fearless Photographer With Personal Touch, Dies at 82
In taking portraits of the famous — Margaret Thatcher, Sean Connery and Rudolf Nureyev among them — she made them relax. In war zones she was unflinching.
Ascensión Mendieta, 93, Dies; Symbol of Justice for Franco Victims
She fought for decades to recover the remains of her father, who had been executed by a firing squad in 1939. Finally, when she was 92, she found him.
Annette Kolodny, Feminist Critic and Scholar, Dies at 78
She was a pioneer in the field of ecofeminism, in which she drew parallels between the ravaging of the environment and the ravaging of women.
Juanita Abernathy, a Force in the Civil Rights Movement, Dies at 88
The wife of the Rev. Dr. Ralph Abernathy, she was an activist in her own right in the struggle to end segregation and to secure the vote.
Jean Edward Smith, Biographer of the Underrated, Dies at 86
His books helped restore the reputations of Grant and Eisenhower and return John Marshall to the forefront of the American story.
Neil Montanus, a Kodak Colorama Photographer, Dies at 92
His colossal pictures, depicting an idealized American life, greeted travelers at Grand Central Terminal for decades.
Dr. Donald Lindberg, 85, Dies; Opened Medical Research to the World
As director of the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, he digitized its holdings to make them available to experts globally.
Frances Crowe, Peace Activist and War Resister, Dies at 100
The bombing of Hiroshima led her to devote her life to antiwar protests. She was arrested often, but when asked how often, she said, “Not enough.”
Gerard O’Neill, Boston Globe Investigative Reporter, Dies at 76
Mr. O’Neill’s biggest quarry was Whitey Bulger, Boston’s most notorious mobster, whom he helped expose as an F.B.I. informant.
Liane Russell, Who Studied Radiation’s Effects on Embryos, Dies at 95
Her findings led to cautions against X-rays for pregnant women. She also discovered that the presence of the Y chromosome meant a mammalian embryo was male.
Ann Snitow, Feminist Teacher and Activist, Dies at 76
Neither a polemicist nor an ideologue, she thrived on complexities generated by doubt and uncertainty.
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Katharine Q. Seelye
Ann Snitow, feminist, dies at 76. To her young self, feminism meant personal freedom. Later, she saw it as something bigger: “It offers a life of significance, as does work in any great social movement.” @kseelye
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Vivian Paley, Educator Who Promoted Storytelling, Dies at 90
Her methods helped children “join a complex and diverse social world,” a colleague said, but they met resistance from advocates of standardized testing.
Granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy Dies After Overdose at Family’s Compound
The authorities responded to an overdose at the home of Ethel Kennedy, 91, in Hyannis Port, Mass.
Lois Wille, Twice a Pulitzer Winner in Her Beloved Chicago, Dies at 87
A hard-hitting reporter, she won two of the prizes, one for a series on how poor women were denied birth control and a second for editorial writing.
Hugh Southern, a Creator of the TKTS Booth, Dies at 87
He held high-profile positions at the Metropolitan Opera and the National Endowment for the Arts, battling critics who wanted to abolish the agency.
Alan Brinkley, Leading Historian of 20th-Century America, Dies at 70
Professor Brinkley, a National Book Award winner, explored the seminal political events of the last century, including the Depression and World War II.