Barbara Gardner Proctor | |
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 Photographed in 1974[1] | |
| Born | Barbara Juanita Gardner November 30, 1932 |
| Died | December 19, 2018 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | First African-American Woman who owned and operated an advertising agency |
Barbara Juanita Gardner Proctor (November 30, 1932 – December 19, 2018) was an American advertising executive. In 1970 she founded Proctor and Gardner Advertising, Inc.
In 1976, she was advertising person on the year. She was the first African American woman to own and operate an advertising agency.[2] In 1986 her success was being quoted by Ronald Reagan and the Smithsonian.
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LangerWaPowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ John N. Ingham; Lynne B. Feldman (1994). African-American Business Leaders: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 564–. ISBN 978-0-313-27253-0.