Sister Ardeth spent years behind bars for her beliefs and was the inspiration for a character on the Netflix hit “Orange Is the New Black.” By Penelope Green Sister Ardeth Platte, a Dominican ...

Ardeth Platte, the tenacious nun who brought her antiwar convictions to Oak Ridge, has died. She was 84. Sister Carol Gilbert, her roommate and longtime collaborator, confirmed her Sept.

Anti-nuclear activist Sister Ardeth Platte, a Dominican nun who spent time in jail for her peaceful protests, has died at her home in Washington, D.C., just days after participating in a ...

Ardeth Platte, a Dominican order nun who fought for nuclear disarmament and later served as an inspiration for a character on the Netflix show “Orange Is the New Black,” died Sept. 30 at the ...