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Juvenilia Olivia Porter, Alpha Chi Omega, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2020

Juvenilia Porter, sometimes known by the pen name of Olive Porter, was a member of Alpha Chi Omega at Allegheny College. I’ve seen her first name spelled Juvenelia and she also went by J. Olive Porter. She was born on … Continue reading

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Maggie L. Walker, Zeta Phi Beta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2020

Maggie Lena Walker lived her life in Richmond, Virginia. She was born in 1864. She joined the local council of the Independent Order of St. Luke when she was 14. It was a fraternal burial society that helped those who … Continue reading

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SuEllen Weissman Fried, Sigma Delta Tau, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2020

On March 25, 1917, seven female Cornell University students founded Sigma Delta Tau. Their organization was originally called Sigma Delta Phi, but when they discovered the name belonged to another Greek-letter organization they changed the “Phi” to “Tau.” Sigma Delta Tau’s … Continue reading

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Leona Wilcox, Alpha Sigma Alpha, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2020

Leona Wilcox was born in Osceola, Iowa, in 1891. She attended high school there and a newspaper report for 1908 noted her absence from the 11th grade for a week due to illness. After graduation, she may have taught elementary … Continue reading

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Ruth Katherine Byrns O’Meara, Ph.D., Theta Phi Alpha, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2020

Ruth Katherine Byrns O’Meara, Ph.D., was born on June 6, 1906. She grew up in Lodi, Wisconsin. In 1921, as a high school student, she won a History of Lodi competition, writing about her hometown. At the University of Wisconsin, … Continue reading

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Anna Kelton Wiley, Pi Beta Phi, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2020

Anna Kelton Wiley was born in 1877. She enrolled at Columbian University (now George Washington University) and was awarded the Kendall Scholarship. There she joined Pi Beta Phi and on January 5, 1895, she became a duly initiated member. She … Continue reading

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Harriet Hankins, Tri Sigma, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2020

Harriet Parker Hankins was born in 1884 and grew up in Williamsburg, Virginia. She enrolled at Farmville Normal College (now Longwood University) and became a member of the Alpha chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma. Hankins was the sorority’s first National … Continue reading

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Vivian Osborne Marsh, Delta Sigma Theta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2020

Most of Vivian Osborne Marsh’s childhood was spent in Houston, Texas, where she was born in 1898. Her father died in 1910 and three years later she, her mother, and her sister moved to Berkeley, California. She applied to the … Continue reading

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Helen Joy Hinckley, Chi Omega, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2020

I came across a scrapbook belonging to Helen Joy Hinckley. She created it when she was in France and Belgium working as a Red Cross nurse with the Harvard Surgical Unit. She wrote her captions in French and the greetings … Continue reading

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Minna Goldsmith Mahler, Delta Phi Epsilon, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2020

On March 17, 1917, five coeds at Washington Square College Law, a Division of New York University, founded Delta Phi Epsilon. The DIMES, as they are referred to, are Dorothy Cohen Schwartzman, Ida Bienstock Landau, Minna Goldsmith Mahler, Eva Effron Robin, … Continue reading

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