Winona Cargile Alexander | |
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 Winona Cargile, 1914 Howard University yearbook photograph | |
| Born | Winona Lucile Cargile June 21, 1893 |
| Died | October 16, 1984 (age 91) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | Ballard Normal High School, Macon, Georgia (1910) Howard University (B.A., 1914) |
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| Employer(s) | Duval County Welfare Board, Travelers Aid, Brewster Hospital |
| Spouse |
Edward L. Alexander
(m. 1917–1943) |
| Children | 2 sons (4 daughters passed away during birth) |
Winona Cargile Alexander (June 21, 1893 – October 16, 1984) was a founder of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, Incorporated at Howard University on January 13, 1913. It was the second sorority founded by African-American women and was influential in women's building civic institutions and charities. In 1915, she was the first African-American admitted to the New York School of Philanthropy (now Columbia University's School of Social Work), where she received a graduate fellowship for her studies. She was the first African-American hired as a social worker in New York.[2]
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