Rachel Corrie

Born

1979-04-10

Died

2003-03-16

Birthplace

Olympia, Washington, United States

Biography

Rachel Corrie was a 23-year-old American peace activist from Olympia, Washington, who was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer on 16 March 2003, while undertaking nonviolent direct action to protect the home of a Palestinian family from demolition.