Educator. First Dean of Women at Howard University, founder of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, and early Student Affairs professional and founder of professional associations for student affairs workers. She was also a tennis champion, and was the first African-American woman to win a major sports title. A champion of Black and women students in higher education, she also worked for the dignity and educational advancement of all people.
Honors:
* Residence hall at Howard University
* Stained glass window in Rankin Chapel at Howard University
* Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) of the First Street Tunnel project named "Lucy" in her honor, April 13, 2015.
parents before her birth:
1880 Census, Battletown, Clarke, Virginia
Slow, Henry, 58, b. VA, black, laborer, parents b. Virginia
-, Fannie, 37
-, John, 12
-, Coltrop, 9
-, Preston, 8
-, Wm, 4
-, Charlotte, 11/12, June
-, Penelope, 80, mother
1883 Jul 4 birth Clarke Co, VA
Lucy Slow
black, female
father Henry Slow, mother Fannie Slow
1900 Census Baltimore Precinct 16 Ward 14, Baltimore, MD
Steward, James A, 33, b. VA
-, Lousier, 34
-, Martha L., 10
-, Mable A, 7
Price, Martha A, 55, mother [memorial #120661600]
Slowe, Lucy, 12, cousin
1910 Census, Baltimore Ward 14, Maryland
Stuart, Joseph H, 46, b. Va
-, Louise, 45
-, Martha, 18
-, Mabel, 16
Slow, Lucy, 25, cousin
-, Charlotte, 29, cousin
1920 Census, Baltimore, ward 14, Baltimore (Independent City), MD
1734 Division Street
Stuart, James A, 54, b. VA, radio, black, waiter, hotel
-, Louise, 56, b. VA, black, teacher school
-, Martha, 28, black, teacher school
Slowe, Charlotte, 40, mulatto, teacher, school
-, Lucy B, 36, cousin, mulatto, b. VA, parents b. VA, no occupation
see:
Wikipedia entry
book, "Faithful to the Task at Hand: The Life of Lucy Diggs Slowe" by Carroll L L Miller and Anne S. Pruitt-Logan at lucydiggsslowe dot com
http://nuchiomegaaka.com/celebrating-national-archives-month/
Honors:
* Residence hall at Howard University
* Stained glass window in Rankin Chapel at Howard University
* Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) of the First Street Tunnel project named "Lucy" in her honor, April 13, 2015.
parents before her birth:
1880 Census, Battletown, Clarke, Virginia
Slow, Henry, 58, b. VA, black, laborer, parents b. Virginia
-, Fannie, 37
-, John, 12
-, Coltrop, 9
-, Preston, 8
-, Wm, 4
-, Charlotte, 11/12, June
-, Penelope, 80, mother
1883 Jul 4 birth Clarke Co, VA
Lucy Slow
black, female
father Henry Slow, mother Fannie Slow
1900 Census Baltimore Precinct 16 Ward 14, Baltimore, MD
Steward, James A, 33, b. VA
-, Lousier, 34
-, Martha L., 10
-, Mable A, 7
Price, Martha A, 55, mother [memorial #120661600]
Slowe, Lucy, 12, cousin
1910 Census, Baltimore Ward 14, Maryland
Stuart, Joseph H, 46, b. Va
-, Louise, 45
-, Martha, 18
-, Mabel, 16
Slow, Lucy, 25, cousin
-, Charlotte, 29, cousin
1920 Census, Baltimore, ward 14, Baltimore (Independent City), MD
1734 Division Street
Stuart, James A, 54, b. VA, radio, black, waiter, hotel
-, Louise, 56, b. VA, black, teacher school
-, Martha, 28, black, teacher school
Slowe, Charlotte, 40, mulatto, teacher, school
-, Lucy B, 36, cousin, mulatto, b. VA, parents b. VA, no occupation
see:
Wikipedia entry
book, "Faithful to the Task at Hand: The Life of Lucy Diggs Slowe" by Carroll L L Miller and Anne S. Pruitt-Logan at lucydiggsslowe dot com
http://nuchiomegaaka.com/celebrating-national-archives-month/
Educator. First Dean of Women at Howard University, founder of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, and early Student Affairs professional and founder of professional associations for student affairs workers. She was also a tennis champion, and was the first African-American woman to win a major sports title. A champion of Black and women students in higher education, she also worked for the dignity and educational advancement of all people.
Honors:
* Residence hall at Howard University
* Stained glass window in Rankin Chapel at Howard University
* Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) of the First Street Tunnel project named "Lucy" in her honor, April 13, 2015.
parents before her birth:
1880 Census, Battletown, Clarke, Virginia
Slow, Henry, 58, b. VA, black, laborer, parents b. Virginia
-, Fannie, 37
-, John, 12
-, Coltrop, 9
-, Preston, 8
-, Wm, 4
-, Charlotte, 11/12, June
-, Penelope, 80, mother
1883 Jul 4 birth Clarke Co, VA
Lucy Slow
black, female
father Henry Slow, mother Fannie Slow
1900 Census Baltimore Precinct 16 Ward 14, Baltimore, MD
Steward, James A, 33, b. VA
-, Lousier, 34
-, Martha L., 10
-, Mable A, 7
Price, Martha A, 55, mother [memorial #120661600]
Slowe, Lucy, 12, cousin
1910 Census, Baltimore Ward 14, Maryland
Stuart, Joseph H, 46, b. Va
-, Louise, 45
-, Martha, 18
-, Mabel, 16
Slow, Lucy, 25, cousin
-, Charlotte, 29, cousin
1920 Census, Baltimore, ward 14, Baltimore (Independent City), MD
1734 Division Street
Stuart, James A, 54, b. VA, radio, black, waiter, hotel
-, Louise, 56, b. VA, black, teacher school
-, Martha, 28, black, teacher school
Slowe, Charlotte, 40, mulatto, teacher, school
-, Lucy B, 36, cousin, mulatto, b. VA, parents b. VA, no occupation
see:
Wikipedia entry
book, "Faithful to the Task at Hand: The Life of Lucy Diggs Slowe" by Carroll L L Miller and Anne S. Pruitt-Logan at lucydiggsslowe dot com
http://nuchiomegaaka.com/celebrating-national-archives-month/
Honors:
* Residence hall at Howard University
* Stained glass window in Rankin Chapel at Howard University
* Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) of the First Street Tunnel project named "Lucy" in her honor, April 13, 2015.
parents before her birth:
1880 Census, Battletown, Clarke, Virginia
Slow, Henry, 58, b. VA, black, laborer, parents b. Virginia
-, Fannie, 37
-, John, 12
-, Coltrop, 9
-, Preston, 8
-, Wm, 4
-, Charlotte, 11/12, June
-, Penelope, 80, mother
1883 Jul 4 birth Clarke Co, VA
Lucy Slow
black, female
father Henry Slow, mother Fannie Slow
1900 Census Baltimore Precinct 16 Ward 14, Baltimore, MD
Steward, James A, 33, b. VA
-, Lousier, 34
-, Martha L., 10
-, Mable A, 7
Price, Martha A, 55, mother [memorial #120661600]
Slowe, Lucy, 12, cousin
1910 Census, Baltimore Ward 14, Maryland
Stuart, Joseph H, 46, b. Va
-, Louise, 45
-, Martha, 18
-, Mabel, 16
Slow, Lucy, 25, cousin
-, Charlotte, 29, cousin
1920 Census, Baltimore, ward 14, Baltimore (Independent City), MD
1734 Division Street
Stuart, James A, 54, b. VA, radio, black, waiter, hotel
-, Louise, 56, b. VA, black, teacher school
-, Martha, 28, black, teacher school
Slowe, Charlotte, 40, mulatto, teacher, school
-, Lucy B, 36, cousin, mulatto, b. VA, parents b. VA, no occupation
see:
Wikipedia entry
book, "Faithful to the Task at Hand: The Life of Lucy Diggs Slowe" by Carroll L L Miller and Anne S. Pruitt-Logan at lucydiggsslowe dot com
http://nuchiomegaaka.com/celebrating-national-archives-month/
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LUCY D. SLOWE, Leader of Young Womanhood, Friend to All Humanity, Died Oct. 21, 1937
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