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Lucy Diggs Slowe

First Dean of Women at Howard University; tennis player (1883-1937) · United States · On the map · Tennis Players · Died at 54

Lucy Diggs Slowe was an American educator and athlete, and the first Black woman to serve as Dean of Women at any American university. She was a founder of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, the first sorority founded by African-American women.

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Maryland Women's Hall of Fame2011

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Tennis Players
Type
Tennis Player
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1883 to 1937 · aged 54