Emma Clarissa Williams
Emma Clarissa Williams (1874-1952) was an American church leader, clubwoman and activist. In 1946 she became the first African-American woman to be appointed by the American Mothers Committee of the Golden Rule Foundation in New York.[1]
With her husband George Clinton Clement, she was the mother of seven children, including Ruth Clement Bond.
References[]
- ^ McDaniel, Karen Cotton (1996). "Emma C. Clement". In Jessie Carney Smith (ed.). Notable Black American Women. VNR AG. pp. 103–5. ISBN 978-0-8103-9177-2.
Categories:
- 1874 births
- 1952 deaths
- American religious leaders
- American social activists
- American civil rights activists
- African-American people
- African American stubs