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The Passing of a Pioneer
Norma Paulus was the first woman elected to statewide public office in Oregon.
Worlds of Ursula K Le Guin
The Lathe of Heaven is the only novel of Le Guin's that takes place in Portland
Grant Park and the Beverly Cleary sculpture garden
Turns out I was learning about Portland and the Grant Park neighborhood through the lens of Cleary and her famous characters some twenty plus years before I moved here as an adult.
McCoy Park
McCoy Park in North Portland is named after Gladys McCoy and her husband Bill. The McCoys focused on issues affecting minority and low-income people during the 1970's and 80's.