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Progressive Philanthropist Stewart Mott, 70, Dies

HeadlineJun 16, 2008

The progressive philanthropist Stewart Mott has died at the age of seventy. Mott’s philanthropy included birth control, abortion reform, arms control, feminism, civil liberties, governmental reform, gay rights and research on extrasensory perception. He also helped bankroll the campaigns of Sen. Eugene McCarthy in 1968 and Sen. George McGovern in 1972.

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