What is Margo St. James?
'''Margaret Jean St. James''' (September 12, 1937 – January 11, 2021) was an American women's rights activist and [[Sex work|sex worker]]. In 1973 she started the organization [[COYOTE]] and [[St. James Infirmary Clinic]]. COYOTE is a medical and social service organization helping sex workers in [[San Francisco]]. St. James was born in [[Bellingham, Washington|Bellingham]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]. St. James died on January 11, 2021 under [[hospice care]] in San Francisco, aged 83.<ref>[https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Margo-St-James-the-sex-workers-Joan-of-15868822.php Margo St. James, the sex workers’ ‘Joan of Arc,’ dies at 83]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:St. James, Margo}} [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:American activists]] [[Category:Prostitutes]] [[Category:People from Washington (state)]] [[Category:People from San Francisco]] {{US-bio-stub}}