McGrath, Alice, 1917-2009

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Alice Greenfield was born in 1917; the daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants, she grew up in Los Angeles, CA; went to work as the executive secretary for the Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee, 1942-44; married briefly to poet Thomas McGrath and later married martial arts instructor and author Bruce Tegner; wrote books on and taught self-defense for women for twenty-five years; worked with Luis Valdez on his play, Zoot suit, which was based on the Sleepy Lagoon case; coordinated groups of Americans to Nicaragua to examine its social and political climate, 1984-1990.

From the description of Papers, 1943-1990. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 37862557

Antidiscrimination activist, sales representative for Grove Press books, teacher of self-defense and assault prevention.

From the description of The education of Alice McGrath : oral history transcript / by Michael Balter, under the auspices of the Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles, 1987. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 214588125

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associatedWith Balter, Michael S. person
associatedWith Communist Party of the United States of America (Calif.) corporateBody
associatedWith Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Leyvas, Henry. person
associatedWith Margolis, Benjamin. person
associatedWith McGrath, Thomas, 1916-1990. person
associatedWith McWilliams, Carey, 1905-1980. person
associatedWith Schechter, Max. person
associatedWith Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee. corporateBody
associatedWith Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee (Los Angeles, Calif.) corporateBody
associatedWith Tegner, Bruce. person
associatedWith University of California, Los Angeles. Oral History Program. corporateBody
associatedWith Valdez, Luis. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
California
Nicaragua
California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles (Calif.)
California--Los Angeles
California
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Communists
Mexican Americans
Mexican Americans
Mexican Americans in motion pictures
Political participation
Self-defense for children
Self defense for women
Women civil rights workers
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Birth 1917-04-05

Death 2009-11-27

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