Davis, Hilda (1905–2001)
Davis, Hilda (1905–2001)
African-American educator. Born Hilda Andrea Davis, May 24, 1905, in Washington, DC; died Oct 6, 2001, in Newark, Delaware; dau. of Louis Alexander Davis and Ruth Gertrude (Cooke) Davis; graduate of Howard University, 1925; attended Radcliffe, 1929–31; earned doctorate in human development at University of Chicago.
Signed on as dean of women and assistant professor of English at Shaw University (1932), a liberal arts college in Raleigh, North Carolina, founded for blacks; became director of women's activities and associate professor of English at Talladega College in Alabama (1936), then dean of women (one of the most beloved deans in the south).
See also Women in World History.
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