Sadie Tenner Mossell Alexander (b. 1/2/1898 - d. 11/1/1989) Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander accomplished many 'firsts' in her lifetime. Born January 2, 1898 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Alexander would go on to become the first African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in Economics and the first African-American woman to receive a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania […]
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