Marjorie Hill
Born
Marjarie Arizona Hill

May 1886
Arizona, U.S.
DiedDecember 17, 1910(1910-12-17) (aged 24)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Burial placeWoodlawn Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)
EducationHoward University
OccupationTeacher
Known forFounding Alpha Kappa Alpha

Marjorie Arizona Hill (May 1886 – December 17, 1910) was an American educator and one of the nine founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. at Howard University.[1][2] Alpha Kappa Alpha was the first sorority to be founded by African-American women.

Early life

Hill was born in Arizona in 1886. Her parents were Florence and George Hill.[2] She lived in Washington, D.C. in her early life.[3] She attended M Street High School, graduating in 1904 alongside Margaret Flagg Holmes.[4]

Hill enrolled the School of Arts and Sciences at Howard University in the fall of 1904.[1] On January 15, 1908, she and Holmes became founding members of Alpha Kappa Alpha, along with seven other female students.[1] Hill was noted for her involvement in the sorority's day-to-day operations.[1]

She graduated from Howard in 1908 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in pedegogy and political science.[1][5]

Career

In October 1908, Hall became a teacher at Morgan College in Lynchburg, Virginia.[1]

Personal life

Hill moved from Washington, D.C. to Lynchburg, Virginia in October 1908.[1] In 1909, she visted the Howard University campus with her sorority sister, Lucy Diggs Stowe.[1]

Hill died on December 17, 1910.[2][6] She was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Washington D.C.[7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ross, Lawrence C. (2019-08-27). The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities. Kensington Books. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-4967-2888-3 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 3 "Hill". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. 1911-12-17. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-07-30 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
  4. ↑ "School Promotions". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. 1904-06-22. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-07-30 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Commencement Exercises (Howard Is Growing))". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. 1908-05-27. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-07-30 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Deaths Reported". The Washington Herald. Washington, D.C. 1910-12-20. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-07-30 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "'Hallowed Ground': Sororities Work to Preserve Black DC Cemetery". NBC4 Washington. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  8. ↑ "Nortables". Woodlawn Cemetery. Retrieved 2023-07-30.


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