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Dr. Joan Shelley Wilks Fernandez, 95, of San Francisco, California, died November 7 after a brief illness. Dr. Fernandez, an activist, educator and judo instructor, dedicated her life to empowering women and fighting injustice. Known as Shelley to the countless people she touched, she leaves behind...
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