Sadie Alexander Named Chairperson to 1981 Conference on Aging, 12/13/79
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Alexander, Sadie Tanner Mossell, 1898-1989
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Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander (January 2, 1898 – November 1, 1989) was an American lawyer who was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. in economics in the United States (1921), and the first woman to receive a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She was the first African-American woman to practice law in Pennsylvania, following in her father's footsteps. She was the first national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, serving from 1919 to 1923. In 1946 she ...
