„Mary White Ovington“ – Versionsunterschied

Mary White Ovington was born April 11, 1865, in [[Brooklyn, New York]]. Her grandmother attended the Connecticut congregation of [[Samuel Joseph May]]. Her parents, members of the [[American Unitarian Association|Unitarian Church]] were supporters of [[women's rights]] and had been involved in [[abolitionism in the United States|anti-slavery]] movement. Educated at [[Packer Collegiate Institute]] and [[Radcliffe College]], Ovington became involved in the campaign for civil rights in 1890 after hearing [[Frederick Douglass]] speak in a Brooklyn church and a 1903 speech by [[Booker T. Washington]] at the Social Reform Club .