Fauset, Crystal Dreda Bird, 1893-1965

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Birth 1893
Death 1965

Biographical notes:

Civic leader and state legislator, of Philadelphia, Pa.

From the description of Crystal Bird Fauset papers, 1946-1965. (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 742706100

Sources of biographical data: Moorland-Spingarn Vertical File.

1893, June 11 Born in Princess Anne, Maryland 1931 Married Arthur Huff Fauset 1933 1935 Acted as the Executive Secretary of the Institute of Race Relations, Swarthmore College 1938 First Black woman elected to the House of Representatives in Pennsylvania 1939 Resigned post in the State Legislature Appointed Assistant State Director of Education and Recreation Program, Work Program Administration Cited by Pennsylvania Governor, George H. Earle, as recipient of Meritorious Service Medal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1940 Appointed Director of the Colored Women's Division of the Democratic National Committee for the re-election of Franklin Roosevelt 1941 Appointed Special Assistant to Eloise Davison, Assistant Director in charge of women's activities in the Office of Civilian Defense 1950 Trip to India & Pakistan 1955 Awarded the Meritorious Service Medal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by Governor John S. Fine for her leadership in the American - Korean Foundation 1965, March 28 Died in Philadelphia.

From the guide to the Crystal Bird Fauset Papers, Bulk, 1946-1950, 1944-1959, (Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University)

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  • African American state legislators

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