Sarah Meriwether Nutter
Sarah Meriwether Nutter | |
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| Born | |
| Died | May 10, 1950[1] |
| Occupation(s) | sophomore founder of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated; teacher |
| Spouse(s) | T. Gillis Nutter, J.D.[1] |
| Parent(s) | James Meriwether and Mary Robinson[1] |
Sarah Meriwether Nutter was a sophomore in the original twenty founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Born in Washington, D.C., Sarah graduated from M. Street High School in 1906.[2]
Founding of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sarah was accepted into Howard University in 1906, where she was an honor student who majored in English and history.[2] Later in 1909, Nutter, along with six other members, was invited to be a part of the sophomore group of founders in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.[3] After graduation, Sarah attended Miner Teacher's College, in 1912. In 1915, she was an English teacher at Baltimore's Teacher Training School, Howard University, and in Washington, D.C.'s Dunbar High School.[2]
Later life
In 1914, Sarah represented Howard University a conference on the World Student Federation in Princeton, New Jersey. While at the conference, she visited Grover Cleveland's grave, and cut a portion of ivy as a part of the Ivy Day ceremonies. The ivy was sent to Nellie Quander, who then planted the cutting near the Manual Arts Building.[4] Six years later, she moved to Charleston, West Virginia, and married T. Gillis Nutter, an attorney. At Charleston, Sarah was on the Education and Program Committee on the NAACP, organizer of Kanawha County's College Alumni Club, and Charleston's Book Lovers Club.[2] She was also the first African-American member of the Virginia Society for Crippled Children.[4] In addition, she established Alpha Kappa Alpha chapters, such as Nu Chapter at West Virginia University in 1922, and was the charter member of Beta Beta Omega in Charleston.[4] Nutter died on May 10, 1950.[2]
External links
References
- ^ a b c d e McNealey, Earnestine G. (2006). Pearls of Service: The Legacy of America’s First Black Sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha. Chicago: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. p. 53.
- ^ a b c d e "Sarah Meriweather Nutter". Theta Rho Chapter at Virginia Commonwealth University - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
- ^ Parker, Marjorie H. (1999). Past is Prologue: The History of Alpha Kappa Alpha 1908-1999. Chicago: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. p. 12.
- ^ a b c McNealey 2006, op. cit., p. 53.