This examination into the early writings of radical Catholic activist and newspaper founder Dorothy Day will explore how she fits into a cohort of journalists whose experiences with trauma both drove and shaped their written work. However, unlike many other traumatized journalists or women writers at the time, Day’s reflections on her trauma allowed her to embrace her own experiences of suffering and emotion in her writing that evolved into the deeply personal, yet empowering writing style for which the Catholic Worker is renowned. This finding is revealed through a close reading of Day’s personal papers at Marquette University, as well as her work published in the Call, the New Masses, and the New Orleans Item. These primary documents serve as a supplement to published letters, oral histories, and news articles written about Day’s life.

这项对激进天主教激进主义者和报纸创办人多萝西·戴（Dorothy Day）早期著作的考察将探索她如何适应一群遭受创伤的记者推动和塑造其书面作品的记者队伍。然而，与当时其他许多创伤记者或女性作家，一天对她的创伤反射允许她揽在她的书面演变成非常个人化的，但授权书写风格将自己的痛苦和情感体验天主教工人是声名远播。通过仔细阅读Day在Marquette大学的个人论文以及她在Call，New Masses和New Orleans Item中发表的作品，揭示了这一发现。。这些主要文档是对已发表的有关Day的生活的信件，口述历史和新闻报道的补充。