Winona Cargile Alexander

Winona Cargile Alexander

American sorority founder (1893–1984)

📍 Jacksonville, Florida USA

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Winona Cargile Alexander was a founder of Delta Sigma Theta sorority at Howard University on January 13, 1913. It was the second sorority founded by African-American women and was influential in women's building civic institutions and charities. In 1915, she was the first African-American admitted to the New York School of Philanthropy, where she received a graduate fellowship for her studies. She was the first African-American hired as a social worker in New York.

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