February 10, 1907 Grace Towns Hamilton, the first African American woman elected to the Georgia General Assembly, was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Hamilton earned her bachelor’s degree in 1927 from Atlanta University and her master’s degree in psychology from Ohio State University in 1929.
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June 17th in African American History – Grace Towns Hamilton
June 17, 1992 Grace Towns Hamilton, the first African American woman elected to the Georgia General Assembly, died. Hamilton was born February 10, 1907 in Atlanta, Georgia. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1927 from Atlanta University and her master’s degree in psychology from Ohio State University in 1929. In 1943, Hamilton was [...]