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Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander
Sadie Tanner Mossell
First African-American to earn a Ph.D. in economics in the United States.
External Pages About Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander
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Statements about
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander
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Sex or Gender
Female
Instance Of
Human
Place of Birth
Philadelphia
Date of Death
11/1/1989
Date of Birth
1/2/1898
Country of Citizenship
United States
Occupation
Lawyer
Suffragist
Educated At
University of Pennsylvania
( - 1921)
Academic Degree
:
Doctor of Philosophy
End Time
:
1921
University of Pennsylvania
( - 1919)
Academic Degree
:
Master of Arts
End Time
:
1919
University of Pennsylvania
( - 1918)
Academic Degree
:
Bachelor of Arts
Affiliation
:
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
End Time
:
1918
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
( - 1927)
Academic Degree
:
Juris Doctor
End Time
:
1927
M Street High School
Given Name
Sadie
Place of Death
Philadelphia
Cause of Death
Alzheimer's Disease
Pneumonia
Manner of Death
Natural Causes
Birth Name
Sadie Tanner Mossell
Father
Aaron Albert Mossell
Described by Source
Online Biographical Dictionary of the Woman Suffrage Movement in the United States
Ethnic Group
African Americans
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Doctoral Advisor
Raymond Bye
Spouse
Raymond Pace Alexander
(1923 - )
Start Time
:
1923
Place of Burial
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Family Name
Tanner
Series Ordinal
:
1
Mossell
Series Ordinal
:
2
Alexander
Series Ordinal
:
3
Residence
Henry O. Tanner House
Member Of
Delta Sigma Theta
President's Committee on Civil Rights
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
National Urban League
White House Conference on Aging
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Employer
Philadelphia
(1928 - 1938)
End Time
:
1938
Start Time
:
1928
National Bar Association
(1943 - 1947)
Position Held
:
Secretary
End Time
:
1947
Start Time
:
1943
Relative
Nathan Francis Mossell
Kinship to Subject
:
Uncle
Benjamin Tucker Tanner
Kinship to Subject
:
Grandfather
Sibling
Elizabeth Mossell Anderson
Nathan Francis Mossell
Child
Mary Elizabeth Alexander Brown
Number of Children
2
Award Received
Honorary Doctor of the University of Pennsylvania
(1974)
Point in Time
:
1974
Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
(4/27/2022)
Point in Time
:
4/27/2022
Honorary Doctorate
Unnamed
:
7
Mother
Mary Louisa Mossell
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