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Glass, Ora H. Kennedy

(born: 1893 - died: 1971)

Born in Henderson, KY, Ora H. K. Glass was president of the Henderson PTA for ten years, leading the drive for funds for a high school building. She was founder and president of the Kentucky State PTA, vice president of the National Congress of Colored PTAs, and president of the Blue Grass Auxiliary. She was the wife of Dr. James Glass of Hopkinsville, KY. For more see Who's Who in Colored America, 1950.

Subject

Grade Schools and High Schools in Kentucky

Coverage

Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky

External Digital Object Link

Hyperlink for external related resource

See photo image of Ora Kennedy Glass and additional information on p. 17 of The Crisis, January 1943.

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NKAA Source: Who's who in colored America: an illustrated biographical directory of notable living persons of African descent in the United States (1950)

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NKAA Entry: Glass, James G.

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“Glass, Ora H. Kennedy,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed July 27, 2024, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/299.

Last modified: 2019-06-05 18:34:32