Background
Battle, Willa Lee Grant was born on September 30, 1924 in Webb, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of James Carlton and Aslean (Young) Grant.
educational administrator clergywoman
Battle, Willa Lee Grant was born on September 30, 1924 in Webb, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of James Carlton and Aslean (Young) Grant.
Diploma, Northwestern College, Minneapolis, 1956. Bachelor cum laude, University Minnesota, 1975. Master of Arts, University Minnesota, 1979.
Doctor of Philosophy summa cum laude, Trinity Seminary, 1982.
Ordained to ministry, 1959. Founder, pastor Grace Temple Delaware Center, Minneapolis, since 1958. Founder, president, Willa Grant Battle Center, Minneapolis,1980—.
Founder House of Refuge Mission, Haiti, West Indies, since 1957.
Administrator, director Kiddie Haven Pre-School, Minneapolis, since 1982.
Member Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance (secretary since 1986), Minneapolis Ministerial Association, American Association of University Women, American Association of University Professors, University of Minnesota Alumni Association (life), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Council Negro Women, Christian Educators, National Association Female Executives.
Married Walter Leroy Battle, July 4, 1941.