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Anna Margaret Glenn an American advocate for people with disabilities and communication disorders as well as the wife of astronaut and Senator John Glenn – died on May 19 2020 due to Covid 19. Suffering from stuttering at an early age, Glenn was notable for raising awareness of children and adults suffering from this, among other, disabilities. Anna Margaret Castor was born on February 17, 1920, in Columbus, Ohio, to parents Homer and Margaret Castor. Her father was a dentist. In 1923, the Castor family moved to New Concord, Ohio. Castor met John Glenn at a very young age when her parents became involved in the same community organizations as Glenn's parents. The families developed a friendship which allowed Castor and Glenn to remain close as they grew up. The pair became high sch...

Ella King Russell Torrey ‑ public information officer for Eleanor Roosevelt, a recipient of the United Nations Human Rights Hero Award, and a human rights activist ‑ died of complications from Covid-19 on April 14, 2020. She was 94 years old. Ella King Russell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Norman F.S. and Ella D. Russell. The family lived in Edgewater Park, New Jersey. Russell attended Agnes Irwin School in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. She was an aspiring dancer and auditioned for the Rockettes after graduation, but was not selected to join the dance company. Russell received a bachelor's degree in English from Bennington College in 1947. She continued her studies at the University of Pennsylvania, but moved to Paris six weeks before receiving he...

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Anna Margaret Glenn, disability rights advocate

Ella King Russell Torrey, human rights activist