Dorli Rainey | |
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 Rainey interviewed in 2013 | |
| Born | Dorothea Theresia Hantich December 26, 1926 |
| Died | August 12, 2022 (aged 95) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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| Known for | Progressive activism, being pepper-sprayed at an Occupy Seattle protest by police in 2011 |
| Spouse |
Max Rainey
(m. 1955, divorced) |
| Children | 2 |
Dorli Rainey (born Dorothea Theresia Hantich; December 12, 1926 – August 12, 2022) was an Austrian-American political activist. After being pepper-sprayed at an Occupy Seattle protest by police, she became one of the faces of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Born in Graz, Austria, Rainey spent her childhood involved in learning nursing during World War II before going to medical college and working for the United States military as a translator. Marrying an American engineer, she moved to Seattle, Washington, and became heavily involved in local political and social issues. She won a seat on a school board and ran for political office as a county council member and later as mayor of Seattle, but lost both times. She was a frequent participant in protest movements on various topics, particularly local environmental, housing, and public health issues, though she also attended major protests for women's rights and racial justice.