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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded
on January 13, 1913 by twenty-two collegiate women at
Howard University. These students wanted to use their
collective strength to promote academic excellence and
to provide assistance to persons in need. The first
public act performed by the Delta Founders involved
their participation in the Women's Suffrage March in
Washington D.C., March 1913. Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated
in 1930.
(First Row): Winona Cargile Alexander,
Madree Penn White, Wertie Blackwell Weaver,
Vashti Turley Murphy, Ethel Cuff Black, Frederica Chase
Dodd;
(Second Row): Osceola Macarthy Adams, Pauline Oberdorfer
Minor, Edna Brown Coleman,
Edith Mott Young, Marguerite Young Alexander, Naomi
Sewell Richardson, Eliza P. Shippen;
(Third Row): Zephyr Chisom Carter, Myra Davis Hemmings,
Mamie Reddy Rose, Bertha Pitts Campbell,
Florence Letcher Toms, Olive Jones, Jessie McGuire Dent,
Jimmie Bugg Middleton, Ethel Carr Watson.
The original artwork is a life sized
painting on canvas created by artist Tarleton Blackwell.
The original hangs in the National Headquarters Office
in Washington, D.C.
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