Marion Grant

Marion Houghton Grant (née Hepburn; April 24, 1918 – August 1, 1986) was an American historian, writer, and activist.

[2] She loved to travel abroad and spent two summers at a South Carolina plantation owned by novelist Julia Peterkin.

[2] Hepburn was passionate about social issues, promoting justice and democracy, but considered the main purpose of her life getting married.

[2] She met Ellsworth Strong Grant, a historian and future mayor of West Hartford, at a dance party.

[2] Hepburn died in her sleep at her seaside summer residence in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, on August 1, 1986, due to a heart attack at the age of 68.