Thelma Dailey-Stout | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 March 1918 |
| Died | 1 July 2005 |
| Occupation | Civil rights activist |
Thelma Dailey-Stout (1918 – 2005) was an African American and Native American civil rights activist known for founding the magazine The Ethnic Woman (1977). She was active in the labor movement in New York City in the 1970s and was a member of many civil rights organizations throughout her lifetime.[1]
Biography
Early life
Dailey-Stout was born Thelma Jennings in Baltimore, Maryland in 1918.[2]
She received a B.A. from Empire State College and a Fellowship in women's studies at Sarah Lawrence College.[1]
She had one biological daughter, but she nurtured several other sons and daughters.[1]
Dailey-Stout died July 1, 2005.[2]
The Ethnic Woman
In 1977, Dailey-Stout founded The Ethnic Woman magazine.[1] This magazine was created by and targeted towards women of "African, Latin, American Indian, and Asian heritage," to share their collective knowledge and create connections.[3]
Civil rights activism
Dailey-Stout was an active participant in labor movements in New York in the 1970s.
Dailey-Stout, the first Black woman vice president of District 65 of the Distributive Workers Union, was ousted from her position in 1976. A newspaper reported that it was due to her age. They blamed the union's white president at the time, David Livingston, and the union's "30 years and out" retirement policy.[4] Dailey-Stout sued the organization and its officers for age, sex, and race discrimination, but lost her case.[5]
Dailey-Stout was Founder and President of Trade Union Women of African Heritage.[6]
She was a member of the Ethel Payne Institute of Political Education for Black Women,[7] associate for the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press,[8] and Treasurer of Black Forum in 1977.[9]
She was very active in other organizations, including Coalition of 100 Black Women, Congress of Racial Equality, and International Organization of Journalists.[1] Other organizations include: board member of National Congress of Neighborhood Women, Inc.; Women's Forum International; coordinator of the Bronx Chapter of the United Nations Association; Multi-Ethnic Woman Workshop at the Fashion Institute of Technology; IWY Tribune; Veteran feminists of America from 1992.[10]
Notes and references
- 1 2 3 4 5 Love, Barbara J. (2006-09-22). Feminists Who Changed America, 1963-1975. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252031892.
- 1 2 Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
- ↑ "Chapter 6 | The Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press". Retrieved 2019-08-06.
- ↑ "Thelma dailey being forced out of district local 65?". New York Amsterdam News. 17 July 1976.
- ↑ "Dailey v. DISTRICT 65, UAW, 505 F. Supp. 1109 – CourtListener.com". CourtListener. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
- ↑ "National black women leaders initiate intensive unity drive". Afro-American. 12 May 1979.
- ↑ Cooper, Andy (16 November 1974). "Brooklyn political scene". New York Amsterdam News.
- ↑ Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press (Summer 2007). "Voices for Media Democracy" (PDF). Voices for Media Democracy Newsletter. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ↑ "The black forum will help citizens play active roles". New York Amsterdam News. 26 March 1977.
- ↑ "Dailey, Thelma (Stout)." Who's Who Among African Americans, edited by Kristin B. Mallegg, 21st ed., Gale, 2008, p. 283. Gale Virtual Reference Library.