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Cathlyn Platt Wilkerson (born January 14, 1945), known as Cathy Wilkerson, is an American radical who was a member of the 1970s radical group called the Weather Underground Organization (WUO).〔 She came to the attention of the police when she was leaving the townhouse belonging to her father after it was destroyed by an explosion on March 6, 1970.〔 Members of WUO had been constructing a nail bomb in the basement of the building, intending to use it in an attack on a non-commissioned officers dance at Fort Dix, New Jersey that night. Wilkerson, already free on bail for her involvement in the Chicago "Days of Rage" riots, avoided capture for 10 years.〔〔 She surrendered in 1980 and pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of dynamite. She was sentenced to up to three years in prison and served 11 months.〔〔 ==Early years== Cathlyn Platt Wilkerson was born on January 14, 1945.〔 Her father, James Platt Wilkerson was an advertising executive and part owner of a radio station in Omaha, Nebraska. and a radio station owner from the Midwest.〔〔 "James Platt Wilkerson." Marquis Who's Who TM. Marquis Who's Who, 2009. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale, 2009. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC. Fee via Fairfax County Public Library, accessed 2009-06-07. Document Number: K2017834261. 〕 Her mother, Audrey Olena, graduated from Smith College and later took job as a teacher in Manhattan. Wilkerson grew up in Connecticut and Massachusetts. In Stamford, Connecticut she attended Martha Hoyt School through 3rd grade, Emma Willard Middle School (5th grade), and New Canaan Country School (6th through 9th grade). In Andover, Massachusetts Wilkerson attended Abbot Academy, an all-girls school. She graduated from Abbot Academy in June 1962. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cathlyn Platt Wilkerson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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