- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMary Joanne Rogers
- Joanna Macy was born on May 2, 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was married to Francis (Fran) Underhill Macy. She died on July 19, 2025 in Berkeley, California, USA.
- SpouseFrancis (Fran) Underhill Macy(1953 - January 20, 2009) (his death, 3 children)
- She was in her mid-30s in 1965 when she first encountered Buddhism.
- Returning to Washington in 1969, she was soon involved in civil rights and anti-Vietnam war efforts and began Buddhist studies at George Washington University.
- She went on to study international affairs in France on a Fulbright scholarship.
- A top student at Lycée Français, she earned a scholarship to Wellesley, where she majored in religious history, intending to become a missionary.
- Was recruited by the CIA, but her intelligence career was brief.
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