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Lillie Burke (died December 16, 1949) was an American woman who was one of the original founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha in 1908, the first sorority founded by African-American women. Burke and her sister Beulah Burke were two of the nine cofounders.
Burke was born in Hertford, North Carolina and had a sister Lillie. [3] After her family moved to Washington, DC, both Burke and her sister entered Howard Preparatory School in 1900 for high school. [4] Burke graduated in 1904 from the school and entered Howard College (later University) later that year. [1]
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Ethel Jones Mowbray (died November 25, 1948) was one of the twenty founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first sorority founded by African-American women.Her legacy was an organization that has helped African-American women succeed in college, prepare for leadership and organize in communities, and serve their communities in later life.
Marie Woolfolk was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She attended Storrs School until graduation. [3] This was one of the classical academic schools established in Atlanta for freedmen by missionaries from New England after the Civil War. [4]
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