OTD Fern Gayden joined the ancestors (Sept 29, 1904 - May 27, 1986). She had a 50yr career as a social worker, but became best known as a literary, fine arts and political activist. A founding member of the South Side Writers Group in the 1930s, her long and diverse career included leadership roles in the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and the South Side Community Art Center. During WWII, she co-published Negro Story magazine with Alice Browning.
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