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     Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, founded on January 13, 1913, at Howard University by 22 collegiate women, is one of the largest African American women's organizations with over 350,000 initiated members. The organization's first public act was participating in the Women's Suffrage March of 1913, setting the foundation for its ongoing commitment to social action.

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Delta Sigma Theta Alpha Chapter; Front Row: Winona Cargile Alexander, Madree Penn White, Wertie Blackwell Weaver, Vashti Turley Murphy, Ethel Cuff Black, Fredericka Chase Dodd Middle Row: Pauline Orberdorfer Minor, Edna Brown Coleman, Edith Mott Young, Marguerite Young Alexander, Naomi Sewell Richardson Last Row: Myra Davis Hemmings, Mamie Reddy Rose, Bertha Pitts Campbell, Florence Letcher Toms, Olive Jones, Jessie McGwire Dent, Jimmie Bugg Middleton, Ethel Carr Watson. Not Pictured: Eliza Pearl Shippen, Osceola Macarthy Adams, Zephyr Chisom Carter
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*some sources say April 6, 1845

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