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{{Other people3|the French journalist|the former lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania|Catherine Baker Knoll}}
'''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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