MADALYN MURRAY O'HAIR
Scott McLemee has a review of the new Bryan F. Le Beau (editor) book The Atheist: Madalyn Murray O'Hair Link

I once went to a speech by MMO on the campus of Arizona State University. It was a phenominal experience -- the electricity in the room -- the demonstrators -- the outbursts of the crowd. She was probably the most effective communicator I had ever seen. That is, she controled the audience -- punching their buttons and generating the exact responses she desired. I can't say that I agreed with even a word she said but she sure knew how to say it.