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TODAY’S ANSWER:
ANSWER: LIFE IS SHORT, AND IT’S UP TO YOU TO MAKE IT SWEET. —SADIE DELANEY (Scroll down for more)
SADIE DELANY
SEPTEMBER 19, 1889 – JANUARY 25, 1999 • AGED 109 • EDUCATOR, AUTHOR & CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER
🏡 ONE OF TEN REMARKABLE CHILDREN
Sarah Louise “Sadie” Delany was born in Lynch’s Station, Virginia, and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, as one of ten children. Her father, Henry Beard Delany, was born into slavery and later became the first Black person elected a bishop in the Episcopal Church in the United States.
🎓 DETERMINED TO LEARN!
Delany moved to New York City in 1916 to continue her education, studying at Pratt Institute and Columbia University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in 1920 and a master’s degree in education in 1925, achievements that challenged the racial and gender barriers of her era.
🍎 A TEACHER WHO MADE HISTORY
In 1923, Sadie became the first Black woman to teach domestic science, now commonly called home economics, at the high-school level in New York City’s public schools. She devoted decades to teaching before retiring in 1960.
👭 THE SISTERS WHO HAD THEIR SAY!
Sadie and her younger sister Bessie, a pioneering dentist, spent their lives together and witnessed more than a century of American history. Neither sister married, and their extraordinary bond became central to the stories they eventually shared with the world.
📖 IT’S NEVER TOO LATE FOR A BESTSELLER!
In 1993, Sadie became famous at age 103 when Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years, written with journalist Amy Hill Hearth, became a bestseller. The sisters’ memories of family, discrimination, perseverance, and everyday life kept the book on The New York Times bestseller lists for 105 weeks.
🌟 HER VOICE LIVED ON!
The sisters’ story became a Broadway play in 1995 and a television film in 1999. After Bessie’s death, Sadie published On My Own at 107, reflecting on life without her beloved sister; she died in 1999 at the remarkable age of 109.
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