RNS MURRAY OHAIR

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Ten years after her mysterious disappearance in August 1995, the legacy of activist Madalyn Murray O’Hair still influences atheists in America today. She was known for her role in the landmark 1963 Supreme Court decision in Murray vs. Curlett, which, combined with Abington vs. Schempp, ended prayer in public schools across the U.S. and turned her into the self- described “most hated woman in America.” She is depicted here in a Religion News Service file photo from the 1970s.

(RNS1-SEPT15) Ten years after her mysterious disappearance in August 1995, the legacy of activist Madalyn Murray O’Hair still influences atheists in America today. She was known for her role in the landmark 1963 Supreme Court decision in Murray vs. Curlett, which, combined with Abington vs. Schempp, ended prayer in public schools across the U.S. and turned her into the self-described “most hated woman in America.” She is depicted here in a Religion News Service file photo from the 1970s. See RNS-MURRAY-OHAIR, transmitted Sept. 15, 2005.

RNS MURRAY OHAIR

(RNS1-SEPT15) Ten years after her mysterious disappearance in August 1995, the legacy of
activist Madalyn Murray O’Hair still influences atheists in America today. She was known for her
role in the landmark 1963 Supreme Court decision in Murray vs. Curlett, which, combined with
Abington vs. Schempp, ended prayer in public schools across the U.S. and turned her into the self-
described “most hated woman in America.” She is depicted here in a Religion News Service file
photo from the 1970s. See RNS-MURRAY-OHAIR, transmitted Sept. 15, 2005.