Dorli Rainey, Unlikely Face of the Occupy Movement, Dies at 95
A picture taken of Ms. Rainey, who called herself an “old lady in combat boots,” after she was doused with pepper spray at a protest went viral.
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A picture taken of Ms. Rainey, who called herself an “old lady in combat boots,” after she was doused with pepper spray at a protest went viral.
A photo of Dorli Rainey with milk dripping from her face after she was pepper-sprayed made her an icon of the Occupy movement in 2011.
SEATTLE -- Dorli Rainey, who became a symbol of the Occupy protest movement when she was photographed after being pepper-sprayed by Seattle police, has died. She was 95.
Dorli Rainey, who became a symbol of the Occupy protest movement after she was pepper-sprayed by Seattle police in 2011, has died
The Seattle activist turned out for racial justice, affordable housing and anti-war demonstrations over the years.