Grace de Laguna
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Grace de Laguna was an American philosopher who taught at Bryn Mawr College
in Pennsylvania
.
Grace Mead Andrus, as she was born, was of Connecticut
ancestry, her father Wallace R. Andrus, having served in the 17th Connecticut Volunteers in the Civil War
; he was later a land agent for the Northern Pacific Railway
. Her mother was Annis Mead. She was raised in the Oregon Territory
.
She attended the Sage School of Philosophy at Cornell University
, where she received her Ph.D. and met Theodore de Laguna
, an instructor there, whom she married.
Grace and Theodore both taught philosophy for many years at Bryn Mawr, starting in 1907. She became chair of philosophy at Bryn Mawr after Theodore's death in 1930.
In the 1940s, she accompanied her daughter, the anthropologist Frederica de Laguna
, on anthropological field trips in Arizona
and among the Salish people of the Pacific Northwest.
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College is a women's liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, ten miles west of Philadelphia. The name "Bryn Mawr" means "big hill" in Welsh....
in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
.
Grace Mead Andrus, as she was born, was of Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
ancestry, her father Wallace R. Andrus, having served in the 17th Connecticut Volunteers in the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
; he was later a land agent for the Northern Pacific Railway
Northern Pacific Railway
The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
. Her mother was Annis Mead. She was raised in the Oregon Territory
Oregon Territory
The Territory of Oregon was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from August 14, 1848, until February 14, 1859, when the southwestern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Oregon. Originally claimed by several countries , the region was...
.
She attended the Sage School of Philosophy at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, where she received her Ph.D. and met Theodore de Laguna
Theodore de Laguna
Theodore de Laguna was an American philosopher who taught for years at Bryn Mawr College and was known as an early feminist.-Biography:He was the son of Alexandro Francisco Lopez de Leo de Laguna, a French-U.S...
, an instructor there, whom she married.
Grace and Theodore both taught philosophy for many years at Bryn Mawr, starting in 1907. She became chair of philosophy at Bryn Mawr after Theodore's death in 1930.
In the 1940s, she accompanied her daughter, the anthropologist Frederica de Laguna
Frederica de Laguna
Frederica de Laguna was an American anthropologist. Her parents, Theodore Lopez de Leo de Laguna and Grace Mead Andrus, were, respectively, Spanish-American and, in Frederica's own words, "Connecticut Yankee". Both received doctorates from Cornell and would later teach philosophy at Bryn...
, on anthropological field trips in Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
and among the Salish people of the Pacific Northwest.
See also
- American philosophyAmerican philosophyAmerican philosophy is the philosophical activity or output of Americans, both within the United States and abroad. The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy notes that while American philosophy lacks a "core of defining features, American Philosophy can nevertheless be seen as both reflecting and...
- List of American philosophers