Lois Jean Wille (née Kroeber; September 19, 1931 – July 23, 2019) was a Chicago-based journalist, editor, and author. She won her first of two Pulitzer Prizes in 1963 for a series on local government's failure to provide contraceptive information and services to low-income women. Her stories led to a number of important policy changes in women's healthcare, public housing, and the juvenile court systems.
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19 September 1931 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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Died |
23 July 2019 (aged 87) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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