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McGrath, Alice, 1917-2009
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
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McGrath, Alice Greenfield, 1917-
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Biography Alice Greenfield McGrath (April 5, 1917-November 27, 2009) was a political activist who first became known for her work to overturn the improper convictions of Mexican American youth in Sleepy Lagoon Trial in which the defendants were tried as a group under inhumane conditions. McGrath also supported humanitarian efforts and revolution in Nicaragua, pro bono work through the Mexican American Bar Association, and taught courses on se...
