Fw: NYTimes.com Article: Debra Bernhardt, Historian for the Unsung, Dies at 47

[Justin Schwartz]

Debbie was a friend of mine, a tough and courageous woman, a real fighter 
for working people. I last saw her in the U.P. of Michigan last summer, 
where she grew up, at the house of our mutual friend, my kids' godfather, a 
Yooper like herself, and a IWW labor militant. Debbie came from a  
background of real poverty and working class no-hope to get a PhD and do 
super work as labor organizer in NY. She leaves a daughter,a  great legacy, 
and broken hearts from everyone her knew her. For the bosses, her death 
means that they can breathe that much easier. I hope that when my time comes 
they will be able to say as much of me. Goodbye, Debbie; we will keep up the 
fight.

jks


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>Debra Bernhardt, Historian for the Unsung, Dies at 47
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>By MARGALIT FOX
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>Debra E. Bernhardt, a labor historian who spearheaded a successful
>three-year drive to obtain landmark status for Union Square Park in
>Manhattan, died on Thursday at her home in Brooklyn. She was 47.
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