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 Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 86)
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]