Garvey, Amy Ashwood, approximately 1895-1969
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Ashwood, Amy, approximately 1895-1969
Garvey, Amy Ashwood, ca. 1895-1969
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- Organization: Black Star Line Steamship Corporation
- Organization: International African Friends of Abyssinia
- Organization: Westwood Training College for Women
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Newspaper editors
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found: Martin, T. Amy Ashwood Garvey, 1987:CIP galley (b. Jan. 18, 1895 or 1897; Amy Ashwood; 1st wife of Marcus Garvey; d. 1969)
found: African American National Biography, accessed January 28, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Garvey, Amy Ashwood; pan-africanist, women's rights advocate, print journalist, newspaper editor / publisher; born 18 January 1897 in Port Antonio, Jamaica; graduated from Westwood Training College for Women (1914); cofounder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA); secretary of the UNIA's Ladies' Division; served as a director of the Black Star Line Steamship Corporation; married Marcus Garvey; formed the International African Friends of Abyssinia (IAFA); chaired the opening session of the Fifth Pan-African Congress; served as a social worker in Handsworth, Birmingham; died 03 May 1969 in Jamaica)
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1986-08-05: new
2015-12-18: revised
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