Addie Waites Hunton
(1866-1943)
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Addie Waites Hunton (June 11, 1866 – June 22, 1943) was an African American suffragist, race and gender activist, writer, political organizer, and educator. In 1889, Hunton became the first black woman to graduate from Spencerian College of Commerce. She worked for the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), served as the national organizer for the National Association of Colored Women (NACW) from 1906 to 1910, and served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Hunton was a regular participant in the work of the Equal Suffrage League.
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11 June 1866 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
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21 June 1943 (aged 77) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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