Addie Waites Hunton

Addie Waites Hunton
BornJune 11, 1866
DiedJune 21, 1943(1943-06-21) (aged 77)
New York City, U.S.
EducationBoston Latin School, Spencerian College of Commerce
SpouseWilliam Alphaeus Hunton
Children

Addie Waites Hunton (June 11, 1866 – June 22, 1943) was an African-American suffragist, race and gender activist, writer, political organizer, and educator. In 1889, Hunton became the first black woman to graduate from Spencerian College of Commerce. She worked for the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), served as the national organizer for the National Association of Colored Women (NACW) from 1906 to 1910, and served in the U.S. Army during World War I.[1] Hunton was a regular participant in the work of the Equal Suffrage League.[2]

  1. ^ "Hunton, Addie Waites (1866-1943) - The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed". www.blackpast.org. 7 January 2010. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  2. ^ Goodier & Pastorello 2017, p. 126.