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Abigail McCarthy
Abigail McCarthy
Born	Abigail Quigley; April 16, 1915; Wabasha, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	February 1, 2001 (aged 85); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma mater	St. Catherine University (BA); University of Minnesota (MA)
Spouse	Eugene McCarthy (m. 1945; sep. 1969)
Children	5

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Abigail Quigley McCarthy (April 16, 1915 – February 1, 2001) was an American academic and writer, and the wife of politician and presidential contender Eugene McCarthy. She predeceased her estranged husband by almost five years.

Early life and education

Abigail Quigley was born in Wabasha, Minnesota, April 16, 1915. She graduated as a Phi Beta Kappa from the College of St. Catherine (now St. Catherine University) in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1936. She received her M.A. from the University of Minnesota in 1942 and did postgraduate work at the University of Chicago and the Middlebury School of English.

Career

McCarthy was a Catholic author, educator, and activist. She wrote several successful books and was a regular columnist for Commonweal, a liberal Catholic magazine, from 1974 to 1999. She wrote reviews for The New York Times and The Washington Post. She wrote a memoir entitled "Private Faces, Public Places", first published in 1972. She founded and was first president of "Church Women United", a lay Catholic group. In 1986 she co-authored a novel titled One Woman Lost with Jane Muskie.

Personal life

She met her future husband while working as a teacher in Mandan, North Dakota. They married on June 5, 1945, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Their first home was in Watkins, Minnesota, at an agriculture commune formed by Catholic couples. They later separated and lived apart, but never divorced.

They had five children: Christopher Joseph McCarthy (April 30, 1946 – April 30, 1946), Michael Benet McCarthy, Ellen McCarthy, Margaret Alice McCarthy, and Mary Abigail McCarthy (died July 28, 1990).

McCarthy died in Washington, D.C., on February 1, 2001, at her home on Connecticut Avenue. The Abigail Quigley McCarthy Center for Women was established at her alma mater, St. Catherine University, in her honor.^[1]

References

^ Weil, Martin (2001-02-03). "Abigail McCarthy Dies at 85". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-04-10.

External links

Abigail Quigley McCarthy Center for Women, St Catherine University, Minnesota
"Eugene and Abigail McCarthy's Marriage and Long Separation"

[1] Weil, Martin (2001-02-03). "Abigail McCarthy Dies at 85". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-04-10.

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+{{short description|American politician}}
-'''Abigail Quigley McCarthy''' (April 16, 1915, [[Wabasha, Minnesota]] – February 1, 2001, [[Washington, D.C.]]) was an American academic and writer, best known as the wife of politician and presidential contender [[Eugene McCarthy]]. She predeceased her estranged husband by almost five years.
+{{more citations needed|date=April 2022}}
-They met as teachers in [[Mandan, North Dakota]], and were wed on June 5, 1945, in [[St. Paul, Minnesota]]. Their first home was in [[Watkins, Minnesota]], at an agriculture commune formed by Catholic couples. In later years, following their separation (see [[Eugene McCarthy]]), they lived separately; however, they never divorced. She had an apartment in [[Washington, D.C.]] on Connecticut Avenue, which is where she died in 2001, aged 85.
+{{Infobox person
+| name               = Abigail McCarthy
+| birth_name         = Abigail Quigley
+| birth_date         = April 16, 1915
+| birth_place        = [[Wabasha, Minnesota]], U.S.
+| death_date         = February 1, 2001 (aged 85)
+| death_place        = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
+| alma_mater         = [[St. Catherine University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Minnesota]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])
+| spouse             = {{Marriage|[[Eugene McCarthy]]|June 5, 1945|1969|end={{abbr|sep.|separated}}}}
+| children           = 5
+}}
+'''Abigail Quigley McCarthy''' (April 16, 1915 – February 1, 2001) was an American academic and writer, and the wife of politician and presidential contender [[Eugene McCarthy]]. She predeceased her estranged husband by almost five years.
-== Children ==
-Eugene and Abigail McCarthy had four children: Michael Benet McCarthy, Ellen McCarthy, Margaret Alice McCarthy, and the late Mary Abigail McCarthy (died July 28, 1990).
+== Early life and education ==
-== Education ==
-Abigail Quigley graduated as a [[Phi Beta Kappa]] from the College of St. Catherine (now [[St. Catherine University]]) in [[St. Paul, Minnesota]] in 1936. She received her M.A. from the [[University of Minnesota]] in 1942 and did postgraduate work at the [[University of Chicago]] and the Middlebury School of English.
+Abigail Quigley was born in [[Wabasha, Minnesota]], April 16, 1915. She graduated as a [[Phi Beta Kappa]] from the College of St. Catherine (now [[St. Catherine University]]) in [[St. Paul, Minnesota]], in 1936. She received her M.A. from the [[University of Minnesota]] in 1942 and did postgraduate work at the [[University of Chicago]] and the [[Bread Loaf School of English|Middlebury School of English]].
 == Career ==
-Abigail Quigley McCarthy was a Catholic author, educator, and activist. She wrote several successful books and was a regular columnist for ''[[Commonweal]]'', a liberal Catholic magazine, from 1974 to 1999. She wrote reviews for ''[[The New York Times]]'' and ''[[The Washington Post]]''. She founded and was first president of '''Church Women United''', a lay Catholic group.
+McCarthy was a Catholic author, educator, and activist. She wrote several successful books and was a regular columnist for ''[[Commonweal (magazine)|Commonweal]]'', a liberal Catholic magazine, from 1974 to 1999. She wrote reviews for ''[[The New York Times]]'' and ''[[The Washington Post]]''. She wrote a memoir entitled "Private Faces, Public Places", first published in 1972.  She founded and was first president of "Church Women United", a lay Catholic group. In 1986 she co-authored a novel titled ''One Woman Lost'' with [[Jane Muskie]].
-== Legacy ==
-'''The Abigail Quigley McCarthy Center for Women''' was established at her alma mater, St. Catherine University, in her honor.
+== Personal life ==
+She met her future husband while working as a teacher in [[Mandan, North Dakota]]. They married on June 5, 1945, in [[St. Paul, Minnesota]]. Their first home was in [[Watkins, Minnesota]], at an agriculture commune formed by Catholic couples. They later separated and lived apart, but never divorced.
+They had five children: Christopher Joseph McCarthy (April 30, 1946 – April 30, 1946), Michael Benet McCarthy, Ellen McCarthy, Margaret Alice McCarthy, and Mary Abigail McCarthy (died July 28, 1990).
+McCarthy died in [[Washington, D.C.]], on February 1, 2001, at her home on [[Connecticut Avenue]]. The Abigail Quigley McCarthy Center for Women was established at her alma mater, St. Catherine University, in her honor.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Weil|first=Martin|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/02/03/abigail-mccarthy-dies-at-85/12869c80-e2b2-4d49-ba07-77f7a6143928/|title=Abigail McCarthy Dies at 85|date=2001-02-03|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2020-04-10|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 == External links ==
-* [http://www.stkate.edu/centerforwomen St Catherine University, Minnesota]
+* ''[http://www.stkate.edu/centerforwomen Abigail Quigley McCarthy Center for Women]'', St Catherine University, Minnesota
+* "[https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075539/http://marriage.about.com/b/2005/12/11/eugene-and-abigail-mccarthys-marriage-and-long-separation.htm Eugene and Abigail McCarthy's Marriage and Long Separation]"
-* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1252/is_4_128/ai_71578871 Findarticles.com]
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075539/http://marriage.about.com/b/2005/12/11/eugene-and-abigail-mccarthys-marriage-and-long-separation.htm In re the McCarthys' long separation]
+{{authority control}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:McCarthy, Abigail}}
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