Karen Lewis, Chicago Union Leader Who Set Off A Wave Of Teacher Activism, Dies

[Kitchari]

Source: WBEZ Chicago

Karen Lewis, the woman credited with resurrecting the Chicago Teachers Union and helping to revive teacher unions across the country, has died. . .

Lewis served as president of the Chicago Teachers Union from 2010 to 2018, when she resigned due to health issues. She was diagnosed with brain cancer several years ago. She was 67 years old. Her death was confirmed by the union.

Before becoming president of the teachers union, she was a chemistry teacher in Chicago Public Schools for more than 20 years.

Lewis is remembered as being passionate and outspoken, but also highly intelligent, wildly funny and warm, and someone who always recalled details about people’s lives and asked about them.

Read more: https://www.wbez.org/stories/karen-lewis-chicago-union-leader-who-set-off-a-wave-of-teacher-activism-dies/f8d5519c-f85c-4f73-a264-725157254854

[abqtommy]

1. K&R

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

2. K&R! nt

[BobTheSubgenius]

3. This might be an odd observation, and I DO honour her and her fight, but...

...has anyone else had this thought? The name "Lewis" now seems to automatically confer purpose and strength of character. Obviously, that springs from John Lewis.

[Ellen Forradalom]

4. Conversely

I read her name and thought, “Take that, Karen haters!”

[Kitchari]

5. Unfair that the name "Karen" became a pejorative

This Karen was a wonderful activist and a treasured human being.

[Kitchari]

6. We should call all entitled bullies "Ivanka" instead

That would be fitting