▁Category : Forms ▁of ▁government <0x0A> </s> ▁Nell ie ▁Jane ▁Gray ▁( J une ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 4   – ▁August ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁pro - life ▁activ ist ▁who ▁founded ▁the ▁annual ▁March ▁for ▁Life ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁r uling ▁Ro e ▁v . ▁W ade , ▁which ▁dec riminal ized ▁abort ion ▁the ▁previous ▁year . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁and ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Big ▁Spring , ▁Texas , ▁and ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁convert , ▁she ▁en list ed ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁at ▁Camp ▁Ben nett , ▁Texas ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁corpor al ▁in ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Army ▁Corps ▁( W AC ) ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁She ▁later ▁earned ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁business ▁and ▁a ▁master ' s ▁in ▁econom ics ▁from ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁Law ▁School . ▁She ▁was ▁an ▁employee ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁for ▁ 2 8 ▁years , ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁Depart ments ▁of ▁State ▁and ▁Labor , ▁while ▁att ending ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁Law ▁School . ▁She ▁found ▁herself ▁pract icing ▁law ▁before ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁After ▁Ro e ▁v . ▁W ade , ▁she ▁retired ▁from ▁professional ▁life ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁pro - life ▁activ ist , ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁March ▁for ▁Life . ▁She