Quixote Center

The Quixote Center achieved prominence in its support of the ideals of the Sandinista government of Nicaragua in the 1980s. The Center raised more than $100 million in humanitarian aid for the Nicaraguan people."Rev. William R. Callahan Dies at 78; Dissident Who Challenged Vatican," Douglas Martin, New York Times, July 10, 2010, [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/11/us/11callahan.html] Although the Center did not officially take sides during the revolution in Nicaragua, its work was described by The New York Times as "intensely political" and the aid it sent went largely to assist victims of the Contra War. A leader at the Center described U.S. efforts in Nicaragua as a "policy of terrorism." Some critics accused the Center of following a Marxist agenda and the United States Department of the Treasury investigated allegations that Quixote Center had smuggled guns, but no charges were brought and leaders of the Center described the allegations as politically motivated."A Mayoral Hopeful Now, de Blasio Was Once a Young Leftist," Javier Hernandez, New York Times, [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/23/nyregion/a-mayoral-hopeful-now-de-blasio-was-once-a-young-leftist.html?pagewanted=all]

The Center has actively opposed the death penalty."Ideas & Trends; Death and the White House," Jim Yardley, New York Times, Dec. 17, 2000 [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/17/weekinreview/ideas-trends-death-and-the-white-house.html]

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio worked for the Center in 1988."A Mayoral Hopeful Now, de Blasio Was Once a Young Leftist," Javier Hernandez, New York Times, [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/23/nyregion/a-mayoral-hopeful-now-de-blasio-was-once-a-young-leftist.html?pagewanted=all]

In the 1970s and early 1980s, many activists affiliated with the Quixote Center supported the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment including Sister Maureen Fiedler.{{Cite web |title=QUIXOTE CENTER RECORDS PROGRAMS, 1975-2010 Scope and Content Note // Archives // Raynor Memorial Libraries // Marquette University |url=https://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/Mss/QC/QC-series5-sc.php |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=www.marquette.edu}}

• Catholics Act for Choice
• Donna Quinn
• Margaret Traxler
• Marjorie Tuite

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• [http://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/Mss/QC/QC-Main.shtml The Quixote Center Records] at Marquette University
• [http://ecommons.udayton.edu/finding_aid/27/ "Guide to the Harriette Lane Baggett Papers"] Collection of Harriette Lane Baggett's papers from her activism in Catholic feminist organizations housed in the University of Dayton's U.S. Catholic Special Collection

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