Etter-Lewis, Gwendolyn
Attorney for Racial Justice
The Story of Elsie Austin
This is a book in the Change Maker Series, highlighting people connected with the Bahá’í Faith who worked to bring about social change.
Bestell-Nr 6BDS-316
ISBN 978-1-61851-235-2
Maße 19,2 x 13,4 cm
Umfang 217 pages
Gewicht 90 g
Preis 14,00
Lieferstatus Lieferbar  Lieferbar
Elsie Austin was the first African-American woman to graduate from the University of Cincinnati School of Law in 1930. She declared her belief in Baha’u’llah in 1934 and went on to become the first African-American woman to serve as assistant attorney general for the state of Ohio. For a decade afterward, she was a foreign service diplomat for the US Information Agency and worked tirelessly on cultural and educational projects in several African countries. From 1953 to 1957, she pioneered to Tangier, Morocco and served on the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of North and West Africa from 1953 to 1958. In 1957, Shoghi Effendi named her a Knight of Baha’u’llah.