Mary White Ovington | |
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| Chair of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | |
| In office 1919–1934 | |
| Preceded by | Joel Elias Spingarn |
| Succeeded by | Louis T. Wright |
| Executive Secretary of the NAACP | |
| In office 1916 | |
| Preceded by | May Childs Nerney |
| Succeeded by | Royal Freeman Nash |
| In office 1911–1912 | |
| Preceded by | Frances Blascoer |
| Succeeded by | May Childs Nerney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary White Ovington April 11, 1865 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 15, 1951 (aged 86) Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University |
Mary White Ovington (April 11, 1865 – July 15, 1951) was an American socialist, suffragist, journalist, and co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).[1]
- ^ Ralph Luker, Black and White Sat Down Together: The Reminiscences of an NAACP Founder. New York: The Feminist Press at CUNY, 1996. Hardcover: ISBN 1-55861-099-5.