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Osceola Macarthy Adams Actress,She was one of the first Black actresses on Broadway. She was the Director of the Harlem School of the Arts and directed the theatrical debuts of Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier.
Marguerite Young Alexander A constant supporter of Delta and the Alpha Chapter. Founder Alexander was born in Illinois.
Winona Cargile Alexander The first Black social worker with the state of New York and the New York County Charities. Was also a social worker with "Colored Indigents" with the Duval County Welfare Board in Florida.
Ethel Cuff Black A social studies teacher in various cities across the country. She was the first Black teacher in Richmond County, NY.
Bertha Pitts Campbell Teacher at Topeka (Kansas) Industrial Institute. At age 92, Founder Cambell, she led 100 Deltas in a march commemorating the Founders' participation in the suffrage march held in 1913. Charter member of the Christian Friends for Racial Equality.
Zephyr Chisom Carter A constant supporter of Delta. She was very active in college affairs at Howard and was one of two seniors featured in the Crisis Magazine, edited by W.E.B. Dubois for the NAACP, in 1913. She was also a teacher in the state of Texas.
Edna Brown Coleman Considered to be the most brilliant girl in the class, she was the president and valedictorian of her graduating class. She married Frank Coleman, one of the Founders of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
Jessie McGuire Dent Instrumental in integrating the Galveston Public School System, she was recognized for her efforts by having her portrait placed in permanent display in the Texas Cultural Archives.
Fredrica Chase Dodd Helped to establish a YWCA for Black women in Dallas. Was Director of the Emergency Relief Station for Black and was a charter member of the Dallas Alumnae Chapter.
Myra Davis Hemmings The first president of Delta Sigma Theta. Also served as a president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Active in the NAACP and the National Council of Negro Women. Chartered the San Antonio Alumnae Chapter.
Olive C. Jones A constant supporter of Delta, she was an accomplished pianist who taught in the Washington D.C. school system.
Jimmie Bugg Middleton President and national treasurer of the National Association of College Women. Also served as the Dean of Girls at the Black High School in Raleigh.
Pauline Oberdorfer Minor Teacher in the Alabama, South Carolina and Pennsylvania school systems. A soprano soloist who also wrote a book of hymns, Get Off the Judgment Seat.
Vashti Turley Murphy Mother of 4 Deltas. Active with the Baltimore Alumnae Chapter and member of the Baltimore branch of the National Association of College Women.
Naomi Sewell Richardson The last surviving Founder. Taught in Missouri, Illinois and New York. Passed away in 1993 in New York.
Mamie Reddy Rose First Founder to enter the Omega Omega Chapter in 1919. While at Howard, she won numerous awards as a dramatic reader.
Eliza Pearl Shippen Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Howard and earned her masters from Columbia University. She earned her Ph.D in English Literature from UPENN.
Florence Letcher Toms Involved in many civil rights organizations. Presented First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to an audience of parents at her church. Member of the Board of Directors of the Family Welfare Association and the Federation of Parent Teachers Associations.
Ethel Carr Watson A teacher for more than thirty years. After retiring from teaching, she began a second career as a dramatic performer.
Wertie Blackwell Weaver Lifelong supporter of Delta. She wrote a book entitled The Valley of the Poor about poor Blacks in the South.
Madree Penn White An accomplished linguist, speaking German, French and Latin. Instrumental in the inception of Delta. She was the second president of Delta and the Alpha Chapter.
Edith Motte Young Constant supporter of Delta. Teacher at Claflin College in South Carolina. Received a masters in Biblical Literature from Oberlin College in Ohio.
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