Sampson, Edith S. (Edith Spurlock), 1901?-1979
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Sampson, Edith, 1901?-1979
Sampson, Edith Spurlock, 1901?-1979
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Sources
found: Edith S. Sampson Portrait Collection:photo verso (Edith Sampson)
found: Notable Black American Women, 1992:p. 969 (Edith S. Sampson; née Spurlock; b. October 13, 1901[?]; first black woman elected judge in the United States; and first black person appointed as alternate delegate to the United Nations General Assembly)
found: N.Y. Times, Obit. Oct. 11, 1979:p. D19 (Edith Sampson; Edith Spurlock Sampson; b. Pittsburgh, d. Oct. 8, 1979, Chicago, Il.;first black woman elected to the Illinois (Cook County) Bench 1962; served as alternate delegate to the U.N. General Assembly 1950 and 1952)
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2004-01-27: new
2004-01-30: revised
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