At the age of 91, Dr. Lois J. Farquharson is believed to be the oldest woman incarcerated in Pennsylvania. She uses a wheelchair and experiences memory lapses from mild dementia. Jane Keller, who has visited her monthly in prison for over twenty-five years, describes her as “compassionate, intelligent, well-educated, witty and gifted.” Keller, a Quaker […]
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Dr. Lois Farquharson, 91: A Woman in Need of Freedom
Jan 05, 2017
Jan 05, 2017