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Margaret Majer Kelly (born Margaret Katherine Majer; December 13, 1898 – January 6, 1990) was an American instructor of physical education for women and first coach of women's teams at the University of Pennsylvania. Majer was the wife of Jack B. Kelly, three-time Olympic Gold Medal winner in rowing, mother of Grace Kelly, actress ...
Margaret Katherine Majer nació el 13 de diciembre de 1898, hija de los inmigrantes alemanes Margaretha Berg y Carl Majer. Ella y sus dos hermanos crecieron en el barrio Strawberry Mansion de Filadelfia . Asistió a la escuela secundaria para niñas William Penn con la bisabuela de los Fine Brothers , [1] y en 1917 fue presidenta de la clase.
Margaret Katherine Kelly (née Majer le 13 décembre 1898 et morte le 6 janvier 1990) est une mannequin, championne de natation et entraîneuse de l'équipe féminine de l' université de Pennsylvanie. Elle est l'épouse de John Kelly, triple médaillé d'or d'aviron aux Jeux Olympiques et la mère de Grace Kelly, actrice et princesse consort de Monaco.
After only three years at Penn, Margaret Katherine Majer’s achievements brought her well-earned celebrity as the founder of women’s athletics at Penn. Margaret Majer married Olympic oarsman John Brendan Kelly in 1924, ten years after they first met at a neighborhood swimming pool.
4 de mar. de 2021 · She was 91. Credits. Greg Johnson Writer. Date. March 4, 2021. Subtopics. Basketball, Historic Sporting Events. Share. In 1921, Margaret Katherine Majer became the first coach of women’s athletics teams at Penn. She is recognized as the founder of women’s sports at the University.
Margaret Katherine Majer was soon celebrated as the founder of women’s athletics at Penn. In 1924 she married Olympic oarsman John B. Kelly and subsequently became the mother of two Penn graduates, an Olympic medalist, and the extraordinary actress, Grace Kelly.
Grace Kelly was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to John Brendan Kelly, Sr., also known as Jack Kelly, and Margaret Katherine Majer Kelly, a German American Catholic convert from Lutheranism. Kelly's father's Irish American Catholic family, were new but prominent figures in Philadelphia society.
