# Jessica Ahlquist

> Jessica Ahlquist is an American activist and public speaker who filed a lawsuit in 2012 against Cranston High School West, where she was a student, to remove a religious prayer from its auditorium. The suit, Ahlquist v. Cranston, was filed with the assistance of the American Civil Liberties Union, and was ultimately decided in Ahlquist's favor. During the lawsuit, Ahlquist received hate mail and was verbally attacked by her peers, media outlets, and online. She received death threats, and required police escorts to and from classes.

*American atheist activist and public speaker*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Activist
- **Category:** Activists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1995
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Jessica Ahlquist is an American activist and public speaker who filed a lawsuit in 2012 against Cranston High School West, where she was a student, to remove a religious prayer from its auditorium. The suit, Ahlquist v. Cranston, was filed with the assistance of the American Civil Liberties Union, and was ultimately decided in Ahlquist's favor. During the lawsuit, Ahlquist received hate mail and was verbally attacked by her peers, media outlets, and online. She received death threats, and required police escorts to and from classes.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 37.6

## Sources
- [Jessica Ahlquist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Ahlquist)
- [Jessica Ahlquist](https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Ahlquist)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6187075)

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