Gragg, Rosa Lee Slade, 1904-1989
Variant namesFounder of the Slade-Gragg Academy of Practical Arts, the first black vocational school in Detroit. As a black activist who promoted the interests of women she served as advisor to three U.S. presidents, Roosevelt, Kennedy and Johnson, was president of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs and vice president of the International Council of Women of the World.
From the description of Rosa L. Gragg papers, 1800-1971 (bulk 1940-1967). (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 57685752
Archival Resources
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| referencedIn | Kendrick-Brooks Family Papers, 1831-2000, (bulk 1912-1989) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Dunnigan, Alice Allison, 1906-1983. Papers, 1947-1977. | Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University | |
| creatorOf | Gragg, Rosa Lee Slade, 1904-1989. Rosa L. Gragg papers, 1800-1971 (bulk 1940-1967). | Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library |
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| associatedWith | Bethel A.M.E. Church (Detroit, Mich.) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Brooks Family | family |
| associatedWith | Detroit (Mich.). Dept. of Public Welfare | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Detroit Public Welfare Commission. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Dunnigan, Alice Allison, 1906-1983. | person |
| correspondedWith | Kendrick Family | family |
| associatedWith | National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | National Council of Negro Women. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Rowan, Carl Thomas | person |
| associatedWith | Slade-Gragg Academy of Practical Arts | corporateBody |
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| Michigan--Detroit |
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| African Americans |
| African American women |
| Douglass, Frederick |
| Public welfare |
| Women |
| Women's rights |
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Birth 1904
Death 1989
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