| Age | 114 (age at death) |
| Birthday | 19 April, 1905 |
| Birthplace | Croton-on-Hudson, NY |
| Died | 10 April, 2020 |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Author |
| Claim to Fame | Opponent of Affirmative Action |
Abigail Thernstrom (September 14, 1936 – April 10, 2020) was an American political scientist and a leading conservative scholar on race relations, voting rights and education. She was an adjunct scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a member of the Massachusetts Board of Education, and vice chair of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Government at Harvard University in 1975.
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