Winona Cargile Alexander

Winona Cargile Alexander

Infobox Person
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name=Winona Cargile Alexander


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occupation= founder of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, educator
dead= dead
birth_date=June 21, 1893
birth_place=Columbus, Georgia
death_date=October 16, 1984 (age 91)
death_place=
spouse=Edward L. Alexander (1917-1943)
children=Edward L. Alexander, Jr. and James S. Alexander (four other children died during childbirth)

Winona Cargile Alexander (June 21, 1893 - October 16, 1984) was a founder of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated at Howard University on January 13, 1913. She graduated from Ballard Normal High School in Macon, Georgia in 1910. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1914. After graduation, she went to Sedalia, Missouri, where she became a high school English teacher. She also earned a degree in social work from Columbia University's School of Social Work in 1915. Alexander also served in social work, and operated a citrus grove in Switzerland, Florida. [http://www.dstjax.org/founder.html Our Founder Winona C. Alexander - Delta Sigma Theta: Jacksonville Florida Alumnae Chapter] . Received December 1, 2007.]

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* [http://www.dstjax.org/founder.html Our Founder Winona C. Alexander - Delta Sigma Theta: Jacksonville Florida Alumnae Chapter]
* [http://www.utdeltas.com/illustrioussrc.htm Delta Sigma Theta Founder History at the University of Texas]


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