Mary Mitchell

CTL-E-4870 · Person · journalist · contemporary

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Columnist and editorial board member, Chicago Sun-Times. Appeared at City Club of Chicago program 'Chicago Sun-Times Post-Election Panel' (2014-03-19).

Notes

BCCVA Source Collection 001 (City Club of Chicago) seed record. Role at time of speech: Columnist and editorial board member, Chicago Sun-Times. Civic lenses: 08 Media & Journalism. Programs: Chicago Sun-Times Post-Election Panel (2014-03-19). Identity verification: "became the first African American legal secretary at a major Chicago law firm" — The HistoryMakers (institutional biography). Research status: seed-verified. Last verified: 2026-10-06.

Relationships

City Club of Chicago: Chicago Sun-Times Post-Election Panel — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Chicago Sun-Times Post-Election Panel" (2014-03-19). Role at time: Columnist and editorial board member, Chicago Sun-Times.

Sources

Identity evidence: "became the first African American legal secretary at a major Chicago law firm" — The HistoryMakers (institutional biography)
City Club of Chicago program: Chicago Sun-Times Post-Election Panel (2014-03-19) — https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/894/chicago-sun-times-post-election-panel (primary source)

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