1910's Law and Justice | "Dissent During World War I: The Kate O'Hare Trial: 1919"

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By: Kate Richards O'Hare and Martin J. Wade

Date: December 1917

Source: O'Hare, Kate Richards, and Martin J. Wade. "Dissent During World War I: The Kate O'Hare Trial: 1919." Reprinted in Marcus, Robert D., and Anthony Marcus. On Trial: American History Through Court Proceedings and Hearings. Vol. 2. St. James, N.Y.: Brandywine Press, 1998, 96–105.

About the Authors: Kate Richards O'Hare (1877–1948) joined the Socialist Party in 1901 and was a prominent Socialist in the early twentieth century. She ran for the U.S. Senate from Missouri and the House of Representatives from Kansas, though she never polled more than 5 percent of the vote. She campaigned against poverty and in favor of prison reform. After divorcing Francis P. O'Hare, she married Charles Cunningham in 1928 and lived the remainder of her life in California.

Martin J. Wade (1861–1931) as...