Helen Shiller
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Helen Shiller, raised by migrant Jewish parents, was radicalized by the anti-war and civil rights movements. Shiller was in a collective of whites aligned with the Black Panther Party in Chicago. Beginning in 1987, Shiller was a radical Chicago alderperson for 24 years.r r Helen Shiller was inducted in The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame as a “Friend of the Community†for more than 30 years. She was a progressive activist a fighter for the disenfranchised, and a courageous voice for the human rights of LGBT people and for service as 46th Ward alderman since 1987.
Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win: Five Decades of Resistance in Chicago’s Uptown Community