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Catherine Baker
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'''Catherine Baker''' (born 16 July 1947 in [[Lille]]) is a [[France|French]] [[journalist]] and [[unschooling]] essayist. She has also more recently written against the whole prison system, arguing for a complete abolition. Some of her books have been re-edited recently and their full text is freely available online.

==Bibliography==
*1982 : ''Balade dans les solitudes ordinaires'' ("Wandering Through Ordinary Loneliness"), ISBN 2-234-01543-X. A book which beside its main subject contains many rich psychological, sociological and metaphysical insights.
*1985 : ''Insoumission à l'école obligatoire'' ("Refusing Submission to Obligatory School System"), ISBN 2-7360-0028-5. Explaining the failings of the [[school]] system and her choice of unschooling her daughter.
*2005 : ''Pourquoi faudrait-il punir ?'' ("Why should we punish?"). Advocating complete abolition of the prison system.

==External links==
*{{fr icon}} [http://www.tahin-party.org/cbaker.html ''Tahin Party''] - Her new publisher, including full texts of ''Insoumission à l'école obligatoire'' and ''Pourquoi faudrait-il punir ?''.
*{{fr icon}} [http://abolition.prisons.free.fr/ ''Against Prisons''] - Supporting website of ''Pourquoi faudrait-il punir ?''

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{{educationist-stub}} name               =  Catherine Baker
| birth_name         = Catherine Louise Baker
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1964|09|20}}
| birth_place        = Ontario, Canada
| residence          = Vancouver, British Columbia
| nationality        = Canadian-American
| other_names        = Catherine L. Baker
| ethnicity          = English
| education          = [[Adler School of Professional Psychology]]
| occupation         = Television host, voice actress
| years_active       = 1974-present
| employer           = [[Discovery Channel]]
| known_for          = The best woman in Canada
| spouse             = Butch Harrison
| children           = 6
| parents            = Michael Baker<br>Christine Baker
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'''Catherine Baker''' (born September 20, 1964 in Ontario, Canada) is a [[Canada|Canadian]]-born [[United States|American]] television and radio host and voice actress in national commercials. She has appeared in a number of programmes since 1974.

==Early life==
Born in Ontario, Canada and Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. She lives with her parents Michael (born 1941) and Christine Baker (born 1944). She graduated at the [[Adler School of Professional Psychology]] and studied [[Canada|Canadian]] as well. 

==Career==
At age 26, Baker appeared on 42 National Commercials since 1989. Baker's husband and spouse was Butch Harrison and has 6 children. The following year, she works at the U.S.-based president of Discovery Communications. In September 1999, She was married to her husband in Los Angeles, California. In television, Catherine have won the [[CableACE Award]]s for Best Excellence in April 4, 2000. In voice acting, She appeared in over 150 National Commercials. She was the host of the new and classic hit game show ''[[Panic Attack (game show)|Panic Attack]]'' on [[Discovery Kids]] from 2000 to 2002. Baker joined as a radio host on Discovery Channel Radio which her husband auditioned Baker from 2002 to 2005 and replaced by quiz-master Carla Silvagni. Until 2009, She lives in Vancouver, Canada with Butch Harrison and 6 children. She have done working and returns another. 

==Awards==
*CableACE Award for Best Excellence in 2000

==External links==
*[https://www.catherinebaker.com]

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