Sadie Delany and her younger sister Bessie never let racism stop them from acheiving their goals. Born the daughters of a slave, Sadie became the first black person allowed to teach domestic High School Science in New York City. Her sister Bessie was the second black woman licensed to practice dentistry in New York State. The two never married, and lived together for decades. In 1991 they became famous with the publication of the book "Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters First 100 Years." At the time of publication, Bessie was 101 and Sadie was 103. Sadie passed away in January 1999 at age 109. She signed this for me in May of 1998. The actual author of their book Amy Hill Hearth also signed it. I'm still surprised that at ge 108, her handwriting was much better even than mine!
Monday, January 3, 2011
Sadie Delany, Had Her Say at Age 103
Sadie Delany and her younger sister Bessie never let racism stop them from acheiving their goals. Born the daughters of a slave, Sadie became the first black person allowed to teach domestic High School Science in New York City. Her sister Bessie was the second black woman licensed to practice dentistry in New York State. The two never married, and lived together for decades. In 1991 they became famous with the publication of the book "Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters First 100 Years." At the time of publication, Bessie was 101 and Sadie was 103. Sadie passed away in January 1999 at age 109. She signed this for me in May of 1998. The actual author of their book Amy Hill Hearth also signed it. I'm still surprised that at ge 108, her handwriting was much better even than mine!
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How cool! Nice job Darren.
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