About Ginny NiCarthy
Lived 1927 – 2019 (aged 91–92). Ginny NiCarthy was a writer.
Ginny NiCarthy (née Virginia Jane McCarthy, April 30, 1927 – September 23, 2019) was an American writer, activist, and social worker.
Biography Born in San Francisco to Paul McCarthy, former mayor of Redwood City, she transitioned her early ambitions from acting to social work after serving as a psychiatric aide, earning a master's from the University of Washington.
A prominent advocate, NiCarthy's causes spanned feminism, civil rights, and anti-Vietnam War. Seeing for Myself (2012)
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American writer and activist (1927–2019)
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Ginny NiCarthy was born on 30 April 1927.
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Ginny NiCarthy died in 2019.
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Ginny NiCarthy was a writer.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ginny NiCarthy. https://biography.guide/ginny-nicarthy/
MLA: "Ginny NiCarthy." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ginny-nicarthy/.
Chicago: "Ginny NiCarthy." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ginny-nicarthy/.
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