Name Marguerite Alexander Alma mater Howard University | ||
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Known for Co-founder of Delta Sigma ThetaAlso charter member of sorority's Lambda chapter Died December 3, 1954, Chicago, Illinois, United States Similar People Osceola Macarthy Adams, Bertha Pitts Campbell, Myra Hemmings | ||
Marguerite Young Alexander (March 1, 1889 – December 3, 1954) was one of the founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.
Young was born in Springfield, Illinois, the fourth child and only daughter of James William Young, a hotel waiter, by his wife, Minnie.
Young was a student of romance and classical languages at Howard University, where she graduated in 1913. While there she participated in numerous campus activities including the co-founding of Delta Sigma Theta. She married a dentist named Waldo Alexander and was also a charter member of Delta Sigma Theta's Lambda Chapter, based in her hometown of Chicago.
She died in Chicago.
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