Sadie Tanner Alexander Quotes


Don't let anything stop you. There will be times when you'll be disappointed, but you can't stop. Make yourself the best that you can make out of what you are. The very best.


Citations

Alexander, Sadie T. M. Interview by Brian Lanker. I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1989.

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Sadie Tanner Alexander
Sadie Tanner Alexander
  • Born: January 2, 1898
  • Died: November 1, 1989
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  • Profession: Lawyer; First National President Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated; Civil Rights Activist

Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. in economics in the United States (1921), and the first woman to receive a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She was the first African-American woman to practice law in Pennsylvania, following in her father's footsteps. She was the first national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, serving from 1919 to 1923.