Hortense Canady
Hortense Canady | |
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| Born | Elizabeth Hortense Golden (1927-08-18) August 18, 1927 (age 96)[1] Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Died | October 23, 2010(2010-10-23) (aged 83)[2] |
| Organization | Delta Sigma Theta sorority |
| Spouse(s) | Clinton Canady, Jr.[1] |
Hortense (Golden) Canady (August 18, 1927 – October 23, 2010) was a civil rights leader, the first African American elected to the Lansing Board of Education.[3][4] She served as national president of Delta Sigma Theta sorority from 1983-1988.
Biography
Canady was born Elizabeth Hortense Golden on August 18, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois.[1] At age 16, she enrolled in Fisk University, where she met her husband. The two were married on her 18th birthday, prior to his deployment during World War II.[1] She continued her education at Fisk and later received a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology.[1] Later in life, she went back to school and received a master's degree in higher education from Michigan State University.[1]
Her daughter Alexa Canady was the first African-American woman to become a neurosurgeon.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Elizabeth Hortense (Golden) Canady Obituary". Lansing State Journal.
- ^ "Former Delta Foundation President Dies: Remembering the Legacy and Leadership of Hortense G. Canady". Delta Foundation.
- ^ "Delta Sigma Theta Mourns 18th National President, Hortense Golden Canady". Chicago Alumnae Chapter DST. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08.
- ^ "Hortense Golden Canady". Michigan Women's Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
- ^ U.S. National Library of Medicine Alexa Canady, MD profile
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Delta Sigma Theta National Presidents
- Sadie T. M. Alexander, 1919–1923
- Dorothy Pelham Beckley 1923–1926
- Ethel Lemay Calimese, 1926–1929
- Anna Johnson Julian, 1929–1931
- Gladys Byram Shepperd, 1931–1933
- Jeannette Triplett Jones, 1933–1935
- Vivian Osborne Marsh, 1935–1939
- Elsie Austin, 1939–1944
- Mae Wright Downs Peck Williams, 1944–1947
- Dorothy I. Height, 1947–1956
- Dorothy P. Harrison, 1956–1958
- Jeanne L. Noble, 1958–1963
- Geraldine P. Woods, 1963–1967
- Frankie Muse Freeman, 1967–1971
- Lillian Pierce Benbow, 1971–1975
- Thelma Thomas Daley, 1975–1979
- Mona Humphries Bailey, 1979–1983
- Hortense Golden Canady, 1983–1988
- Yvonne Kennedy, 1988–1992
- Bertha M. Roddey, 1992–1996
- Marcia L. Fudge, 1996–2000
- Gwendolyn E. Boyd, 2000–2004
- Louise A. Rice, 2004–2008
- Cynthia M.A. Butler-McIntyre, 2008–2013
- Paulette Camille Walker, 2013–2017
- Beverly Evans Smith, 2017-present
