Mary White Ovington

Mary White Ovington
Chair of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
In office
1919–1934
Preceded byJoel Elias Spingarn
Succeeded byLouis T. Wright
Executive Secretary of the NAACP
In office
1916
Preceded byMay Childs Nerney
Succeeded byRoyal Freeman Nash
In office
1911–1912
Preceded byFrances Blascoer
Succeeded byMay Childs Nerney
Personal details
Born
Mary White Ovington

(1865-04-11)April 11, 1865
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 15, 1951(1951-07-15) (aged 86)
Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationHarvard 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]

  1. ^ Ralph Luker, Black and White Sat Down Together: The Reminiscences of an NAACP Founder. New York: The Feminist Press at CUNY, 1996. Hardcover: ISBN 1-55861-099-5.