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Born | Marjarie Arizona Hill May 1886 Arizona, U.S. |
Died | December 17, 1910 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 24)
Burial place | Woodlawn Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) |
Education | Howard University |
Occupation | Teacher |
Known for | Founding Alpha Kappa Alpha |
Marjorie Arizona Hill (May 1886 – December 17, 1910) was an American educator and one of the nine founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. at Howard University.[1][2] Alpha Kappa Alpha was the first sorority to be founded by African-American women.
Early life
Hill was born in Arizona in 1886. Her parents were Florence and George Hill.[2][citation needed] She lived in Washington, D.C. in her early life.[3] She attended M Street High School, graduating in 1904 alongside Margaret Flagg Holmes.[4]
Hill enrolled the School of Arts and Sciences at Howard University in the fall of 1904.[1] On January 15, 1908, she and Holmes became founding members of Alpha Kappa Alpha, along with seven other female students.[1] Hill was noted for her involvement in the sorority's day-to-day operations.[1]
She graduated from Howard in 1908 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in pedegogy and political science.[1][5]
Career
In October 1908, Hall became a teacher at Morgan College in Lynchburg, Virginia.[1]
Personal life
Hill moved from Washington, D.C. to Lynchburg, Virginia in October 1908.[1] In 1909, she visited the Howard University campus with her sorority sister, Lucy Diggs Stowe.[1]
Hill died on December 17, 1910.[2][6] She was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Washington D.C.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ross, Lawrence C. (2019-08-27). The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities. Kensington Books. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-4967-2888-3 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "Hill". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. 1911-12-17. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-07-30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
- ^ "School Promotions". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. 1904-06-22. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-07-30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Commencement Exercises (Howard Is Growing))". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. 1908-05-27. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-07-30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deaths Reported". The Washington Herald. Washington, D.C. 1910-12-20. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-07-30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Hallowed Ground': Sororities Work to Preserve Black DC Cemetery". NBC4 Washington. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ "Nortables". Woodlawn Cemetery. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
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