Dorothy Day OblSB Day in 1916 Born (1897-11-08)November 8, 1897 Brooklyn, New York, United States Died November 29, 1980(1980-11-29) (aged 83) New York, New York, United States Cause of death Myocardial infarction Resting place Cemetery of the Resurrection Staten Island, New York, United States Nationality American Education University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Known for Co-founding the Catholic Worker Movement Title Servant of God Spouse(s) Berkeley Tobey, Forster Batterham (common-law) Children Tamar Hennessy (1926-2008), daughter of Batterham Parent(s) John and Grace (née Satterlee) Day Relatives Brothers Donald, Sam, and John; sister Della