Obituary: Norma McCorvey, the 'Jane Roe' of Roe v Wade

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The woman who never was l Obituary: Norma McCorvey, the 'Jane Roe' of Roe v Wade. Economist, Mar 25, 2017.
http://www.economist.com/news/ob ... jane-roe-roe-v-wade

Note:
(a) For Jane Roe, see John Doe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Doe
(section 2 Origin)

(b) "Pot, acid, mescalin, she did it all."
(i) mescaline
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mescaline
(occurs naturally in the peyote cactus)
(ii) en.oxforddictionaries.com says it is also spelled "mescalin" (without "e").

(c) "carnival barker"

barker (n)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barker
(d) "They met over beers and pizza, and drank to [the cause of] women taking proper control over their own bodies."