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Bondfield, Margaret Grace

(Encyclopedia) Bondfield, Margaret Grace, 1873–1953, British political and trade union leader. A Labour member of Parliament (1923–24, 1926–31), she served as secretary to the minister of labor (1924…

Dodge, Grace Hoadley

(Encyclopedia) Dodge, Grace Hoadley, 1856–1914, American philanthropist, b. New York City; great-granddaughter of David Low Dodge. She played an important part in the founding of Teachers College of…

Veronica Grace BOLAND, Congress, PA (1899-1982)

BOLAND, Veronica Grace, (wife of Patrick J. Boland), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., March 18, 1899; attended the public schools and Scranton…

Grace F. NAPOLITANO, Congress, CA (1936)

NAPOLITANO, Grace F., a Representative from California; born in Brownsville, Cameron County, Tex., December 4, 1936; graduated from Brownsville High School, Brownsville, Tex.; attended…

Grace Park

Born: March 6, 1979Golf led Arizona State to the NCAA Division I golf team title in 1998; won the individual NCAA title in 1999; won the 1998 U.S. Amateur Championship; turned pro in 1999 and…

Grace Kelly

actress, Princess of MonacoBorn: 11/12/1929Birthplace: Philadelphia Academy Award-winning film actress whose cool beauty launched her career in such films as The Country Girl (1954), Dial M for…

Grace, princess consort of Monaco

(Encyclopedia) Grace, 1929–82, princess consort of Monaco, b. Philadelphia as Grace Patricia Kelly. She acted on stage and television in New York, and made her film debut in 1951. Cool, blonde, and…

Grace Paley Biography

writerDied: August 22, 2007 (Thetford Hill, Vermont) Best Known as: celebrated writer and social activist Celebrated writer and social activist who explored the…

Grace Lee Boggs

activistBorn: 1915Birthplace: Providence, R.I. Boggs enrolled in Barnard College in 1931 at age to study philosophy. She stayed until she received a Ph.D. in 1940. She moved to Chicago and became…

Molina, Luis

(Encyclopedia) Molina, LuisMolina, Luislwēs mōlēˈnä [key], 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian. He taught at Coimbra and Évora. In 1589 he published Concordia, a work in which he expounded the…