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Catherine Mardon is a Canadian writer, activist, and lawyer. [1] [2]
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Catherine Mardon is a Canadian writer, activist, and lawyer. [1] [2]
Catherine Mardon was born in Oklahoma, but spent many years living in St. Petersburg, Florida. [2] She currently lives in Canada. Her academic background includes a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from Oklahoma State University, a Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma, and a Bachelor of Art from Newman University. [1] She received a Master's degree in Theological Studies from Newman Theological College in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [1] [2]
Mardon is a social activist, having worked for family farmers, with ecumenical organizations, for the homeless, and as a speaker on social justice issues. [2] She was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in 1988. [1] Her legal practice also included archdiocesan tribunal work, death penalty appeals, and a variety of low income concerns. [2] Mardon was also a mediation trainer responsible for the recruitment, training, supervision and evaluation of over 180 volunteer mediators. [1]
After being attacked in 1991 for providing testimony against the leader of a white supremacist group, which left her with physical injuries, a traumatic brain injury and PTSD, she became an advocate for the disabled. [3]
Mardon has written many books on mental illness and a series of children's books that have been translated into 18 different languages. [3]
She is married to fellow writer and activist Austin Mardon
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