Edith Renfrow Smith, the first Black woman to graduate from Grinnell College in Iowa and a longtime Chicago schoolteacher, remained mentally sharp well past 100, becoming the subject for medical ...
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Edith Renfrow Smith, the granddaughter of slaves, died at the age of 111. In 1937, she became the first Black woman to graduate from Grinnell College in Iowa. Grinnell College honored her by awarding ...
Edith Renfrow Smith was born in Iowa two weeks before the start of World War I. Her earliest memories involve the end of the war in 1918 and a neighbor who came home having lost both legs. She met ...
Jan 5 (Reuters) - Edith Renfrow Smith grew up in the 1910s hearing her grandparents’ stories of surviving slavery, including a grandfather who escaped bondage with a group led by abolitionist John ...
Edith Renfrow Smith, Who Witnessed More Than a Century of Black American History, Dies at 111 By Donna Bryson Jan 5 (Reuters) - Edith Renfrow Smith grew up in the 1910s hearing her grandparents’ ...
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Edith Renfrow Smith died Friday at her home in Chicago. She was 111. In addition to a notably long life — she was one of a very small number of "supercentenarians," or people who live to at least 110 ...
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Edith Hancock covers European competition enforcement for Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal from Brussels. Before joining WSJ, Edith worked as a competition reporter for Politico Europe.
Situated across the Athabasca River and just north of downtown Jasper, lakes Annette and Edith are great spots for a leisurely jaunt or a full-fledged adventure. Travelers can spend a day picnicking ...
British pop group Little Mix have sent a powerful message out to fans: love yourself. The four band members — Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, and Leigh-Anne Pinnock — posed naked with ...