Doris Allen-Anderson

CTL-E-2341 · Person · educator · 1940s–1980s

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Black Chicago educator; co-founder (1946) of Howalton Day School — the 'Al' (Allen) in the school's name. Her twin sister Ethel Darden, whom she enlisted as a teacher, helped carry the school's early years.

The record

Also known as: Doris Allen

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Howalton Day School — founded by → this record

Sources

The HistoryMakers, 'Biographical Description: Ethel Darden' (via Docslib mirror)

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