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Elizabeth Simpson Drewry
Elizabeth Simpson Drewry (September 22, 1893 – September 24, 1979) was an American politician from the state of West Virginia. In 1950, she became the first African American woman to be elected to the West Virginia Legislature. She served eight terms in the West Virginia House of Delegates, House of Delegates. Early life Drewry was born September 22, 1893, in Motley, Virginia. She was the oldest of 10 children. Her family moved to Elkhorn, West Virginia, when she was a child. Her family was part of the earliest generation of the Great Migration (African American), Great Migration. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, many African Americans moved to West Virginia attracted by work opportunities in the growing mining communities across the state. Between 1900-1910, McDowell County, West Virginia, McDowell County, where Drewry grew up and attended public school, experienced the largest increase in African American residents in the state. By the end of the decade, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Simpson Drewry (1887-1979) (7764006848)
Elizabeth Simpson Drewry (September 22, 1893 – September 24, 1979) was an American politician from the state of West Virginia. In 1950, she became the first African American woman to be elected to the West Virginia Legislature. She served eight terms in the West Virginia House of Delegates, House of Delegates. Early life Drewry was born September 22, 1893, in Motley, Virginia. She was the oldest of 10 children. Her family moved to Elkhorn, West Virginia, when she was a child. Her family was part of the earliest generation of the Great Migration (African American), Great Migration. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, many African Americans moved to West Virginia attracted by work opportunities in the growing mining communities across the state. Between 1900-1910, McDowell County, West Virginia, McDowell County, where Drewry grew up and attended public school, experienced the largest increase in African American residents in the state. By the end of the decade, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |