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To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment and the enfranchisement of women in America, Preservation Maryland and Gallagher, Evelius & Jones LLP has created Ballot & Beyond, an audio biography series on the contributions of Maryland's remarkable women, past and present.
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Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
In 1917, Baltimore-native Lucy Diggs Slowe won the first-ever championship match held by the newly established American Tennis Association and thus became the first African American woman to win a national championship in any sport. After her tennis career, Diggs Slowe went on to be appointed as the first Dean of Women at Howard University in Washington, DC. Join us for this episode of Ballot & Beyond to hear how Lucy Diggs Slowe paved the way for African American women in academics.
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