Lucy Diggs Slowe (1883 - 1937)

Born 4 Jul 1883 in Berryville, Clarke, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 21 Oct 1937 at age 54 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

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Lucy Diggs Slowe was an American educator and athlete. She was the first Black woman to win a major sport league championship and the first Black woman to serve as Dean of Women at any American university

1883: Lucy was born in Clarke County, Virginia on 4 July 1883^[1] Her parents were Charles Henry Slowe and Frances "Fanny" (Potter) Slowe.^[2]

1884: Lucy's father, (Charles) Henry died in Clarke County on 11 April 1884.^[3]

1889: Lucy's mother, Frances, died in Berryville, Clarke, Virginia on 10 October 1889.^[4]

1900: Recorded on 1900 U.S. census living with the family of her cousin James Steward in Baltimore, Maryland's 14th Ward.^[5]

1904: Graduated second in her class from Baltimore Colored School.^[6]

1908: Lucy cofounded and served as first president of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first Black sorority.^[7]

1908: Class valedictorian when graduated from Howard University.^[6]

1910: Recorded on the 1910 U.S. census in the same Baltimore household as in 1910, but her cousin's name was recorded as Joseph.^[8] Lucy's sister Charlotte also lived with the family.

1915: Graduated with a Masters^[6] from Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.^[9]

1917: Won the American Tennis Association championship - the first major sports championship won by a Black woman.^[10]

1917: After graduating with her Masters, Lucy helped create and taught in a high school for Black students in Washington. D.C. She was recorded as a teacher at the school in the 1917 Washington, District of Columbia, City Directory.^[11]

1920: Recorded both rooming with the Hauston family in Washington, D.C.,^[12] and living with her cousins and sister in Baltimore^[13] on the 1920 U.S. census.

1922: Selected by Howard University as it's first Dean of Women.^[6] She served at Howard in administrative positions for the next 15 years.^[6]

1937: Lucy died at her home on Kearny Street in Washington, D.C. on 21 October 1937.^[14] Her funeral was held in the chapel at Howard on 24 October, and she was interred at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery in Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland.^[15]

Research Notes

• She doesn't seem to have a 1930 U.S. census record. Ebaugh-51 01:48, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (Birth record : accessed 17 December 2020), Lucy Slow, 1883.
2. ↑ Charles recorded as Henry and Frances as Fannie on Lucy's birth record.
3. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (Death record : accessed 17 December 2020), Henry Slow, 1884.
4. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (Death record : accessed 17 December 2020), Fannie Sloe, 1889.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (Census record : accessed 17 December 2020), Lucy Slowe in household of James A Steward, Precinct 16 Baltimore city Ward 14, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 188, sheet 5B, family 105, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,614.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4} "IN HONOR OF LUCY DIGGS SLOWE; Congressional Record Vol. 163, No. 106 (Extensions of Remarks - June 21, 2017)," Congress.gov (Remarks : accessed 17 December 2020).
7. ↑ "Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Begins Anniversary Boule," The Black Dispatch (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), 15 Aug 1958, Newspapers.com ([ Shareable clipping] : accessed 17 December 2020); citing page 6, column 5.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (Census record : accessed 17 December 2020), Lucy Slow in household of Joseph H Stuart, Baltimore Ward 14, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 235, sheet 7B, family 142, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 557; FHL microfilm 1,374,570.
9. ↑ "A Columbia Black History Month Quiz," Daily News (New York, New York), 03 Feb 2010, Newspapers.com (Shareable clipping : accessed 17 December 2020); citing page 10, column 1.
10. ↑ "The First 50 of America," Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), 28 Feb 2009, Newspapers.com (Shareable clipping : accessed 17 December 2020); citing page A10, column 1.
11. ↑ "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995," Ancestry.com ([ Shareable image] : accessed 17 December 2020), Lucy D Slowe, Washington, District of Columbia, City Directory, 1917.
12. ↑ "1920 United States Federal Census," database with images, Ancestry.com ([ Shareable record] : accessed 17 December 2020), Lucy D Stowe; citing Year: 1920; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: T625_210; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 179.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (Census record : accessed 18 December 2020), Lucy B Slowe in household of James A Stuart, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; citing ED 240, sheet 3B, line 75, family 71, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 663; FHL microfilm 1,820,663.
14. ↑ "Deaths," Evening Star (Washington, District of Columbia), 24 Oct 1937, Newspapers.com (Shareable clipping : accessed 17 December 2020); citing page 14, column 2
15. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 December 2020), memorial page for Lucy Diggs Slowe (4 Jul 1883–21 Oct 1937), Find A Grave: Memorial #158108156, citing Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Janice (contributor 47845710) .

See also:

• Wikipedia: Lucy Diggs Slowe
• Wikidata: Item Q6698274, en:Wikipedia