Eunice W. Johnson

Eunice W. Johnson
Johnson photographed in her office at Johnson Publishing Company in Chicago, circa 1975.
Born
Eunice Walker

(1916-04-04)April 4, 1916
Selma, Alabama, U.S.
DiedJanuary 3, 2010(2010-01-03) (aged 93)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Resting placeOak Woods Cemetery (Chicago, Illinois)
EducationB.A. Talladega College
Alma materLoyola University Chicago
Occupations
  • Businesswoman
  • company executive
Years active1942–2008
Notable credits
TitleFounder and director of the Ebony Fashion Fair
Spouse
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(m. 1941; died 2005)​
Children2

Eunice Walker Johnson (April 4, 1916 – January 3, 2010) was an American businesswoman. Johnson was the wife of publisher John H. Johnson and an executive at Johnson Publishing Company.[1] Johnson was the founder and director of the Ebony Fashion Fair, which began in 1958 as a hospital fundraiser and became an annual worldwide fashion tour that highlighted fashion for African-American women, running until a year before her death.[2]

  1. ^ Jensen, Trevor. "Eunice W. Johnson dies at 93; gave Ebony magazine its name", Los Angeles Times, January 5, 2010. Accessed January 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Faulkner, Leesha. "Eunice Walker Johnson remembered", Selma Times-Journal, January 6, 2010. Accessed January 9, 2010.