Vashti turley murphy biography
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March 17: Educator Lula Vashti Turley Murphy Was Born On This Date In 1960
By Victor Trammell
Photo credits: Murphy Moss Publishing
Lula Vashti Turley Murphy (February 1884 – March 17, 1960) was an educator and community activist who co-founded Delta Sigma Theta, the historically Black sorority. Despite the fact that both of her parents and elder siblings died before she reached high school age, Lula thrived, finishing at the top of her class at Washington, D.C.’s M Street School.
She served as vice president of the Howard University Class of 1914. Along with being an active member of the Baltimore Alumnae Chapter, she served as an official of the National Association of College Women’s Baltimore Branch and was an NAACP member. She co-founded the Philomathian Club, a black women’s study organization, in 1932 with Vivian Johnson Cook.
Turley Murphy took an interest in the condition of delinquent girls and was an active member of the Maryland School for Girls
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Vashti Turley Murphy facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Vashti Turley Murphy | |
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| Born | Lula Vashti Turley February 1884 Washington, D.C. |
| Died | March 17, 1960 Baltimore |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Known for | One of the founders of Delta Sigma Theta |
| Spouse(s) | Carl J. Murphy |
| Children | Elizabeth Murphy Moss |
| Relatives | Vashti Murphy McKenzie (granddaughter) |
Lula Vashti Turley Murphy (February 1884 – March 17, 1960) was an American educator and community leader, one of the founding members of Delta Sigma Theta, the historically black sorority.
Early life and education
Lula Vashti Turley was born in 1884, in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Hamilcar Turley and Ida H. Francis Turley. Her father was a clerk in the Pension Bureau, and a church choirmaster. Both of her parents died when she was a girl, and her older siblings both died while she was in high school.
Turley graduated from
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Vashti Turley Murphy
Lula Vashti Turley Murphy (February 1884 – March 17, 1960) was an American educator and community leader, one of the founding members of Delta Sigma Theta, the historically black sorority.
Early life and education
[edit]Lula Vashti Turley was born in 1884, in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Hamilcar Turley and Ida H. Francis Turley.[1] Her father was a clerk in the Pension Bureau, and a church choirmaster.[2] Both of her parents died when she was a girl, and her older siblings both died while she was in high school.[3]
Turley graduated from the M Street School in Washington, D.C., and trained as a teacher at the Miner Normal School (now the University of the District of Columbia).[3] In 1913, while she was a student at Howard University, Turley was one of the founders of Delta Sigma Theta.[4][5] At Howard, she graduated in the class of 1914.[6]