Ethel Cuff Black

Ethel Cuff Black
A young Black woman, wearing a white lace-trimmed collar over a dark print dress, in an oval frame
Howard University yearbook, 1915
Born
Ethel L. Cuff

October 17, 1890
DiedSeptember 17, 1977(1977-09-17) (aged 86)
Burial placeCypress Hill Cemetery
EducationBordentown School
Howard University (B.A., 1915)
OccupationEducator
Employer(s)Public School 108
Delaware State College
Known forFounder of Delta Sigma Theta

Ethel Cuff Black (October 17, 1890 – September 17, 1977) was an American educator and one of the founders of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.[1] She was the first African-American school teacher in Richmond County, New York.[2]

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  2. ^ Parks, Gregory S. (2008-06-13). Black Greek-letter Organizations in the Twenty-First Century: Our Fight Has Just Begun. University Press of Kentucky. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-8131-7295-8 – via Google Books.