Bella Dodd

Bella Dodd
Maria Assunta Isabella Visono
Born1904
Picerno, Basilicata, Kingdom of Italy
DiedApril 29, 1969(1969-04-29) (aged 64–65)
New York City, US
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationHunter College, Columbia University, New York University
Occupation(s)teacher, lawyer, labor union activist
Years active1925–1969
Employer(s)Hunter College, Teachers Union, Communist Party USA
Known forEarlier Communism, turning into Anti-communism
SpouseJohn Dodd (divorced)

Bella Dodd (née Visono; 1904[1] – 29 April 1969[2]) was a teacher, lawyer, and labor union activist, member of the Communist Party of America (CPUSA) and New York City Teachers Union (TU) in the 1930s and 1940s ("one of Communism's most strident voices"), and vocal anti-communist after she had a big conversion after meeting Fulton J. Sheen, Bishop of Rochester, New York.[3]

  1. ^ Dodd, Bella (1954). School of Darkness. P.J. Kennedy & Sons. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Obituaries". The Pittsburgh Press. 30 April 1969 – via archived at Google. Dr. Bella V. Dodd...died in New York yesterday...
  3. ^ "Investigation of Communist activities in the Columbus, Ohio". US GPO. 1953. pp. 1741–1777 (Dodd). Retrieved 6 October 2018.