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Grace Thorpe
American activist (1921–2008) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grace Frances Thorpe[1] (10 December 1921 – 1 April 2008) was an American environmentalist and Native rights activist. She served with the Women's Army Corps and received a Bronze Star Medal for her service as a Corporal in the New Guinea campaign. She attended the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and the Antioch School of Law, and went on to become a tribal district court judge. In 1999, she received a Nuclear-Free Future Award for her opposition to storing toxic and radioactive waste on indigenous land.[2]
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Born | Grace Frances Thorpe (1921-12-10)December 10, 1921 Yale, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Died | April 1, 2008(2008-04-01) (aged 86) |
Education | University of Tennessee |
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Her father was well-known American football player and Olympic athlete Jim Thorpe.[3] The Grace F. Thorpe Collection is held by the National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center.