Ida Gibbs
Ida Alexander Gibbs Hunt (November 16, 1862 – December 19, 1957) was an advocate of racial and gender equality and co-founded one of the first YWCAs in Washington, D.C., for African-Americans in 1905. She was the daughter of Judge Mifflin Wistar Gibbs, the wife of William Henry Hunt, and a longtime friend of W. E. B. Du Bois. Along with Du Bois, she was a leader of the early Pan-African movement.
Ida Alexander Gibbs Hunt | |
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| Born | Ida Alexander Gibbs November 16, 1862 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | December 19, 1957 (aged 95) Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place | Lincoln Memorial Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, Civil Rights Activist, & Pan-Africanist |
| Spouse |
William Henry Hunt (m. 1904) |
| Relatives | Father, Mifflin Wistar Gibbs; Sister, Harriet Gibbs Marshall |
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