Ovington, Mary White, 1865-1951
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Ovington, Mary White, 1865-1951
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Ovington, Mary White
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Ovington, Mary White, 1865-
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Ovington, Mary White, d. 1865-1951.
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Ovington, Mary W.
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Ovington, a leader in the fight for equal rights for Afro-Americans, was a co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. For further biographical information, see Notable American Women: The Modern Period (1980).
Ovington was one of the first white social workers in the New York African-American community around the turn of the century; she was one of the founders of the NAACP. She published several works, including, "How the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Began", "The Shadow", "The Awakening", and "Phillis Wheatley".
From content of the book, Emley lives in Indiana, possibly around Fort Wayne. The likely date is 1938 and she received an A+.
New York City social worker. Participated in the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
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