Grace Paley

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feminist human pacifist poet political activist short story writer

Grace Paley was a celebrated 20th-century American short story writer, poet, and political activist known for her witty, voice-driven portrayals of urban Jewish and working-class life.

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instanceOf feminist ⓘ
human ⓘ
pacifist ⓘ
poet ⓘ
political activist ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
awardReceived Guggenheim Fellowship ⓘ
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship ⓘ
Rea Award for the Short Story ⓘ
birthName Grace Goodside ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1922-12-11 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2007-08-22 ⓘ
educatedAt Hunter College ⓘ
The New School ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jewish American ⓘ
genre poetry ⓘ
short story ⓘ
languageOfExpression English ⓘ
movement anti-war movement ⓘ
feminism ⓘ
peace movement ⓘ
name Grace Paley self-link ⓘ
notableWork Begin Again ⓘ
Collected Stories ⓘ
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute ⓘ
Later the Same Day ⓘ
Leaning Forward ⓘ
The Little Disturbances of Man ⓘ
numberOfChildren 2 ⓘ
occupation poet ⓘ
political activist ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
teacher ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Thetford, Vermont, United States ⓘ
politicalActivity Vietnam War protest ⓘ
civil rights activism ⓘ
nuclear disarmament activism ⓘ
positionHeld Vermont State Poet Laureate ⓘ
servedAs Poet Laureate of New York ⓘ
surface form: New York State Poet Laureate
subjectMatter Jewish American life ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ
urban life ⓘ
women's lives ⓘ
working-class life ⓘ
taughtAt City College of New York ⓘ
Columbia University ⓘ
Sarah Lawrence College ⓘ
wasMarriedTo Jess Paley ⓘ
Robert Nichols ⓘ
writingStyle dialogue-centered ⓘ
voice-driven ⓘ
witty ⓘ

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