Carolyn Cook was born in Brooklyn on Jan. 5, 1944, the middle child in a blue-collar, working-class family. She had hoped for ...

McCarthy became a citizen legislator, a reminder that in a democracy an unexpected voice can emerge from anywhere and out of ...

Stubborn, devoted, and fiercely committed, Carolyn gave her life in service — to her family, to her patients, to her country, and to the causes she held ...

Former New York Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, known as a prominent advocate for gun control, has died at the age of 81.

I always worried about who will speak for the victims,” said McCarthy, a former nurse, shortly before retiring from the House ...

Former US Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, who successfully ran for Congress in 1996 as a crusader for gun control after a mass ...

Carolyn McCarthy, a former U.S. Representative and gun control advocate, died at 81 after battling lung cancer.