Marguerite Young Alexander

Marguerite Young Alexander
Born March 1, 1889
Springfield, Illinois, USA
Died December 3, 1954(1954-12-03) (aged 65)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Nationality American
Alma mater Howard University
Known for Co-founder of Delta Sigma Theta
Also charter member of sorority's Lambda chapter

Marguerite Young Alexander (March 1, 1889 December 3, 1954) was one of the founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.[1]

Young was born in Springfield, Illinois, the fourth child and only daughter of James William Young, a hotel waiter, by his wife, Minnie.[2]

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.[1][3]

She died in Chicago.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Harris, Jessica (2008). "Women of Vision, Catalysts for Change: The Founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority". In Parks, Gregory S. Black Greek-Letter Organizations in the Twenty-First Century: Our Fight Has Just Begun. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-8131-2491-9.
  2. "Twelfth Census of the United States". Supervisor's District 11, Enumeration District 90, Capital Township, Third Ward, Sangamon County, Illinois: National Archives and Records Administration. June 1, 1900: 6B.
  3. "Fourteenth Census of the United States:1920Population". Supervisor's District 1, Enumeration District 104, Chicago, Second Ward, Cook County, Illinois: National Archives and Records Administration. January 2, 1920: 1A.
  4. "Historical Cook County, Illinois Vital Records [database online]". Death Certificates. Cook County (IL) Clerk's Office. Retrieved 22 October 2010.


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