Ann McBride Norton

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Ann McBride Norton (June 23, 1944 – May 5, 2020) was an American activist and business executive. She was president of Common Cause, a non-partisan watchdog group based in Washington, D.C. from 1995 to 1999.[1][2] She was born in Lafayette, Louisiana.[3] In the 1970s, Norton was a volunteer at Common Cause during the Watergate scandal before becoming the chief lobbyist for Common Cause on Capitol Hill.

Norton died of problems caused by Alzheimer's disease on May 5, 2020 at her Washington, D.C. home at the age of 75.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Seelye, Katharine Q. (12 May 2020). "Ann McBride Norton, First Woman to Run Common Cause, Dies at 75". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/12/us/politics/ann-mcbride-norton-first-woman-to-run-common-cause-dies-at-75.html. Retrieved 14 May 2020. 
  2. "Ann McBride, first woman to run Common Cause, dies" (in en). The Fulcrum. 11 May 2020. https://thefulcrum.us/big-picture/ann-mcbride-common-cause. Retrieved 14 May 2020. 
  3. "A Common Good". Harvard Law Today. Harvard Law School. Archived from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.