- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Marie Woolfolk Taylor
- Date of Original:
- 1890/1960
- Subject:
- Greek letter societies--United States
African American Greek letter societies
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Painting
Civic leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
African American civic leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
Women civic leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
African American women civic leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
African American college students--Societies, etc.
Taylor, Marie Woolfolk, ca. 1890-1960 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- paintings (visual works)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Marie Woolfolk Taylor, a native of Atlanta, was one of the cofounders of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, the first Greek-letter organization in the nation to be established by Black college women. The sorority began in 1908 at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and as of 2006 comprises more than 170,000 members.
Image of a painting of Atlanta, Georgia native Marie Woolfolk Taylor, who was one of the cofounders of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, the first Greek-letter organization in the nation to be established by black college women. The sorority began in 1908 at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and as of 2006 comprises more than 170,000 members. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/marie-woolfolk-taylor-ca-1890-1960/m-9994/
- Rights Holder:
- From Footprints in the Sands of Time, by M. H. Parker
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/marie-woolfolk-taylor-ca-1890-1960
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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