Willa Beatrice Player (August 9, 1909 – August 29, 2003) was an American educator, college administrator, college president, civil rights activist, and federal appointee. Player was the first African-American woman to become president of a four-year fully accredited liberal arts college when she took the position at Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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9 September 1909 Jackson, Mississippi, United States
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Died |
29 August 2003 (aged 93) Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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