

#OTD Helen Grey Edmonds (Dec 3, 1911 - May 9, 1995). Historian, scholar, civic leader. She was the 1st Black woman to earn a doctorate from Ohio State University, to become a graduate school dean and 1st to second the nomination of a U.S. presidential candidate.
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"Helen G Edmonds, Historian, Scholar, and Civic Leader." Historianspeaks, December 4, 2025. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/helen-g-edmonds-historian-scholar-and-civic-leader.
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