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Nellie Pratt Russell was an educator who attended Howard University and was one of six incorporators of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the first Greek letter organization founded by African American women. The sorority, established in 1908, was incorporated in Jan. 1913, preserving its traditions and securing its right to charter new chapters. In 1931 Russell earned a Master of Arts degree from Teachers College, Columbia University. For about 50 years, she taught English at the Saint Paul Normal and Industrial School, later Saint Paul’s College, where she helped found Gamma Lambda Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha. Russell also led women’s organizations in the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia.
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