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Marguerite Young was born in [[Springfield, Illinois]], the fourth child and only daughter of Minnier and James William Young, a hotel waiter.<ref name="1900-Census">{{citation |date=June 1, 1900 |title=Twelfth Census of the United States |page=6B |publisher=National Archives and Records Administration |location=Supervisor's District 11, Enumeration District 90, Capital Township, Third Ward, Sangamon County, Illinois }}</ref>
Marguerite Young was born in [[Springfield, Illinois]], the fourth child and only daughter of Minnier and James William Young, a hotel waiter.<ref name="1900-Census">{{citation |date=June 1, 1900 |title=Twelfth Census of the United States |page=6B |publisher=National Archives and Records Administration |location=Supervisor's District 11, Enumeration District 90, Capital Township, Third Ward, Sangamon County, Illinois }}</ref>
[[File:Deltasigmathetafounders.jpg|thumb|Delta Sigma Theta, 1913. Alexander is in the middle row, second from the right]]
[[File:Deltasigmathetafounders.jpg|thumb|Delta Sigma Theta, 1913. Alexander is in the middle row, second from the right]]
She studied romance and classical languages at [[Howard University]], graduating in 1913.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=July 4, 1992 |title=ΔΣΘ Convention Supplement |page=14 |work=Baltimore Afro American Newspaper |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yWFhAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Marguerite+Young+Alexander%22&pg=PA36&article_id=4249,318766 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Parks |first=Gregory S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rDzopsSbWAoC&dq=%22Marguerite+Young+Alexander%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA77 |title=Black Greek-letter Organizations in the Twenty-First Century: Our Fight Has Just Begun |date=2008-06-13 |publisher=University Press of Kentucky |isbn=978-0-8131-7295-8 |page=77 |language=en |via=Google Books}}</ref> On January 13, 1913, she and 21 other sorority sisters voted to withdraw and from [[Alpha Kappa Alpha]] and establish a new sorority, [[Delta Sigma Theta]], that was devoted to community service and social activism.<ref>Giddings, Paula (1988). ''In Search of Sisterhood: Delta Sigma Theta and the Challenge of the Black Sorority Movement''. New York, New York: [[HarperCollins]] Publishers. p. 38 and 48. {{ISBN|{{Format ISBN|0688135099}}}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=White |first=Madree Penn |date=January 30, 1988 |title=Deltas Celebrating Their Beginnings |pages=9 |work=The Baltimore Afro-American |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GE5AAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Marguerite+Young+Alexander%22&pg=PA5&article_id=1367,715345 |access-date=July 30, 2023 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last1=Brown |first1=Tamara L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YBH0rSm5SJQC&dq=%22Marguerite+Young+Alexander%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA194 |title=African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and the Vision |last2=Parks |first2=Gregory S. |last3=Phillips |first3=Clarenda M. |date=2012-01-01 |publisher=University Press of Kentucky |isbn=978-0-8131-3662-2 |page=194 |language=en |via=Google Books}}</ref> She marched in the [[Woman Suffrage Procession]] on March 3, 1913, with Delta Sigma Theta; it was the only black organisation in the Washington, D.C. march.<ref>Strickland, Shadra. "[https://www.brandywine.org/museum/hidden-figures-suffrage-movement Hidden Figures of the Suffrage Movement | Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art]". ''Brandywine Museum of Art''. Retrieved 2023-07-27.</ref><ref name=":3" />
She studied romance and classical languages at [[Howard University]], graduating in 1913.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=July 4, 1992 |title=ΔΣΘ Convention Supplement |page=14 |work=Baltimore Afro American Newspaper |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yWFhAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Marguerite+Young+Alexander%22&pg=PA36&article_id=4249,318766 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Parks |first=Gregory S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rDzopsSbWAoC&dq=%22Marguerite+Young+Alexander%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA77 |title=Black Greek-letter Organizations in the Twenty-First Century: Our Fight Has Just Begun |date=2008-06-13 |publisher=University Press of Kentucky |isbn=978-0-8131-7295-8 |page=77 |language=en |via=Google Books}}</ref> On January 13, 1913, she and 21 other sorority sisters voted to withdraw and from [[Alpha Kappa Alpha]] and establish a new sorority, [[Delta Sigma Theta]], that was devoted to community service and social activism.<ref>Giddings, Paula (1988). ''In Search of Sisterhood: Delta Sigma Theta and the Challenge of the Black Sorority Movement''. New York, New York: [[HarperCollins]] Publishers. p. 38 and 48. {{ISBN|0-688-13509-9}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=White |first=Madree Penn |date=January 30, 1988 |title=Deltas Celebrating Their Beginnings |pages=9 |work=The Baltimore Afro-American |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GE5AAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Marguerite+Young+Alexander%22&pg=PA5&article_id=1367,715345 |access-date=July 30, 2023 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last1=Brown |first1=Tamara L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YBH0rSm5SJQC&dq=%22Marguerite+Young+Alexander%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA194 |title=African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and the Vision |last2=Parks |first2=Gregory S. |last3=Phillips |first3=Clarenda M. |date=2012-01-01 |publisher=University Press of Kentucky |isbn=978-0-8131-3662-2 |page=194 |language=en |via=Google Books}}</ref> She marched in the [[Woman Suffrage Procession]] on March 3, 1913, with Delta Sigma Theta; it was the only black organisation in the Washington, D.C. march.<ref>Strickland, Shadra. "[https://www.brandywine.org/museum/hidden-figures-suffrage-movement Hidden Figures of the Suffrage Movement | Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art]". ''Brandywine Museum of Art''. Retrieved 2023-07-27.</ref><ref name=":3" />


== Career ==
== Career ==

Revision as of 02:45, 5 May 2024

Marguerite Young Alexander
Born
Marguerite A. Young

March 1, 1889
Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
DiedDecember 3, 1954(1954-12-03) (aged 65)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Burial placeSunset Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois
Alma materHoward University
OccupationTeacher
Known forCo-founder of Delta Sigma Theta

Marguerite Young Alexander (March 1, 1889 – December 3, 1954) an American eductor and was one of the founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.[1][2]

Early life

Marguerite Young was born in Springfield, Illinois, the fourth child and only daughter of Minnier and James William Young, a hotel waiter.[3]

Delta Sigma Theta, 1913. Alexander is in the middle row, second from the right

She studied romance and classical languages at Howard University, graduating in 1913.[4][5] On January 13, 1913, she and 21 other sorority sisters voted to withdraw and from Alpha Kappa Alpha and establish a new sorority, Delta Sigma Theta, that was devoted to community service and social activism.[6][7][8] She marched in the Woman Suffrage Procession on March 3, 1913, with Delta Sigma Theta; it was the only black organisation in the Washington, D.C. march.[9][8]

Career

Young was an English teacher at DuSable High School in Chicago, Illinois.[10] Later, she was a French and Spanish corresponding secretary for a business firm in Chicago.[4][1]

Personal life

She married Waldo Emerson Alexander, a dentist, on April 30, 1918.[2][11] They had a son, George Young Alexander.[2] The family lived in Chicago.[2][7]

She continued to be active in Delta Sigma Theta, often serving as an honored guest.[12] She was a charter member of the Lambda chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, based in Chicago.[13] She was a member of St. Thomas' Episcopal Church.[2]

She died in Chicago in December 3, 1954.[2] She was buried in Sunset Cemetery in Evanston, Illinois.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Harris, Jessica (2008). "Women of Vision, Catalysts for Change: The Founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority". In Parks, Gregory S. (ed.). 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 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Obituary for Alexander, Marguerite Young". Chicago Tribune. 1954-12-04. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  3. ^ 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, p. 6B{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ a b "ΔΣΘ Convention Supplement". Baltimore Afro American Newspaper. July 4, 1992. p. 14 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Parks, Gregory S. (2008-06-13). Black Greek-letter Organizations in the Twenty-First Century: Our Fight Has Just Begun. University Press of Kentucky. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-8131-7295-8 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Giddings, Paula (1988). In Search of Sisterhood: Delta Sigma Theta and the Challenge of the Black Sorority Movement. New York, New York: HarperCollins Publishers. p. 38 and 48. ISBN 0-688-13509-9
  7. ^ a b White, Madree Penn (January 30, 1988). "Deltas Celebrating Their Beginnings". The Baltimore Afro-American. p. 9. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ a b Brown, Tamara L.; Parks, Gregory S.; Phillips, Clarenda M. (2012-01-01). African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and the Vision. University Press of Kentucky. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-8131-3662-2 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Strickland, Shadra. "Hidden Figures of the Suffrage Movement | Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art". Brandywine Museum of Art. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  10. ^ McCall, Victoria (1942-01-30). "Delts Everywhere Hail their Founders--Celebrate 29 Years of Service and Growth". The Dayton Forum. Dayton, Ohio. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-07-30 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Obituary for Alexander Waldo Emerson". Chicago Tribune. 1968-08-25. p. 70. Retrieved 2023-07-30 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Founder's Day is Observed by Deltas of Gary". The Phoenix Index. Phoenix, Arizona. 1941-03-22. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-07-30 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Fourteenth Census of the United States:1920–Population, Supervisor's District 1, Enumeration District 104, Chicago, Second Ward, Cook County, Illinois: National Archives and Records Administration, January 2, 1920, p. 1A{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
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