Ovington, Mary White, 1865-1951
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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).
From the description of Papers, 1946-1951 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007426
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 the description of Mary White Ovington papers, 1833-1951. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82957733
From the description of Mary White Ovington papers, 1833-1951. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702148009
From content of the book, Emley lives in Indiana, possibly around Fort Wayne. The likely date is 1938 and she received an A+.
From the description of Reading list. [1928] (University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System). WorldCat record id: 777010557
New York City social worker. Participated in the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
From the description of Mary White Ovington papers, 1854-1948. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321119
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Subjects:
- American literature
- American literature
- American literature
- African American arts
- African American authors
- African American civil rights workers
- African Americans
- African Americans
- African Americans
- African American women
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- Race discrimination
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- Segregation
- Social history
- Social movements
- Social problems
- Social workers
- Urban poor
- Women in charitable work
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- New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
- New York (State) (as recorded)
- Michigan (as recorded)
- New York (State) (as recorded)
