Lucy Diggs Slowe: First Black Woman to Win National Title in Any Sport
In honor of Black History Month, host Rekaya Gibson pays homage to Lucy Diggs Slowe, the first African American woman to win a national championship in any sport. In 1917, she secured the women's singles title at the first American Tennis Association...
In honor of Black History Month, host Rekaya Gibson pays homage to Lucy Diggs Slowe, the first African American woman to win a national championship in any sport. In 1917, she secured the women's singles title at the first American Tennis Association championship. She attended Howard University and became one of the founding members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. In 1922, Howard appointed her as the school's first dean of women, the first Black woman to hold the position at any college in the country. On October 21, 1937, Lucy Diggs Slowe passed away at the age of 52. She was inducted into the Black Tennis Hall of Fame in 2008. #KeepItSporty
Mentioned in This Episode:
Howard University, Washington, D.C.
National Association of College Women
National Council of Negro Women
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Sources:
Black Tennis Hall of Fame. (2021, March 2). “Women's History Month: The Women of Black Tennis Hall of Fame.” BlackTennisHallofFame.com. https://www.blacktennishalloffame.com/2021/03/womens-history-month-women-of-black.html
Butler, A. (2021, October 21). “Howard University Gives Tribute to the Legacy of Lucy Diggs Slowe with Street Designation Ceremony.” Howard University. https://newsroom.howard.edu/newsroom/article/15196/howard-university-gives-tribute-legacy-lucy-diggs-slowe-street-designation
Howard University. (2022). “Pittsburgh Courier: Buildings.” Digital Howard. https://dh.howard.edu/pittcourier_buildings/7/
Maryland Commission for Women. (2011). “Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame: Lucy Diggs Slowe.” Maryland State Archives. https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/educ/exhibits/womenshall/html/slowe.html
Wikipedia Contributors. (2022, February 21). “Lucy Diggs Slowe.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lucy_Diggs_Slowe&oldid=1072717037
Young, S.M. (2021, March 20). “Changed the Game: Lucy Diggs Slowe was 1st Black Woman to Win National Title, and It's a Footnote to Her Extraordinary Life.” Yahoo Sports. https://www.yahoo.com/video/womens-history-month-lucy-diggs-slowe-tennis-alpha-kappa-alpha-120056385.html
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