Gratia Countryman

Gratia Alta Countryman (1866 - July 26, 1953) was a nationally-known librarian who led the Minneapolis Public Library from 1904 to 1936. She pioneered many ways to make the library more accessible and user-friendly to all of the city's residents, regardless of age or economic position.

She is a distant relative of Daniel P. Countryman of Stillwater, Minnesota. In a similar manner to Gratia, Daniel has made the problems of being very short at a Wisconsin public school accessible to people worldwide.