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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Roots and Wings [Grace Billoti Spinelli Autobiography] |
| Author | Billoti Spinelli, Grace |
| Date | 1928-1929 |
| Document Type | Personal Account |
| Reference | IHRC2483 |
| Library / Archive | Immigration History Research Center Archives, University of Minnesota |
| Collection Name | Spinelli, Grace Billotti Papers |
| Description | Grace Billoti Spinelli was a Sicilian immigrant to the US. Her autobiography covers family, political and religious life in Sicily, Italian food, her education, and her emigration. Includes a number of recipes and recollections of a visit to Rome including an audience with the Pope. |
| Biographical Note / History | Grace Billotti Spinelli [Mrs. Marcos](c.1907) was born in the Province of Enna, Italy, and came to the United States in 1917. She was the Italian nationality worker at the Jersey City International Institute, and ran for mayor of Jersey City in 1940. She was associated with the YWCA for much of her life, and became industrial secretary of the Passaic, New Jersey, YWCA in 1946. Marcos Spinelli, a Brazilian of Tuscan background, became a well known writer in the United States. |
| Theme(s) | Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations; Religion, Ethnic Identity and Community Relations; Politics, Legislation and Governance |
| Country (from) | Italy |
| Country (to) | United States of America |
| Places | Sicily, Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian; European |
| Keywords | emigration, holidays and celebrations, education, diet, food, socialism, communism, religion, music, Catholicism, travel, marriage, labour union |
| Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Immigration History Research Center Archives catalogue. |
| Catalogue Link | Immigration History Research Center Archives Catalogue |
| Language | English; Italian |
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