Fay Stender

Fay Stender
Born
Fay Abrahams

March 29, 1932
San Francisco, California[1]
DiedMay 19, 1980(1980-05-19) (aged 48)
British Hong Kong
EducationB.A. in English literature; law degree[2]
Alma materReed College; University of California, Berkeley; University of Chicago[2]
OccupationLawyer
Known forPrisoner rights activism
SpouseMarvin Stender[3]
ChildrenNeal and Oriane Stender[3]

Fay Abrahams Stender (March 29, 1932 – May 19, 1980) was an American lawyer from the San Francisco Bay Area, and a prisoner rights activist. Some of her better-known clients included Black Panther leader Huey Newton, and the Soledad Brothers, including Black Guerrilla Family founder George Jackson.

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