Amaza Lee Meredith

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Amaza Lee Meredith (14 de agosto de 1895– 1984) fue una arquitecta, educadora y artista afroestadounidense. Meredith fue incapaz de introducirse en la profesión de arquitecta debido a "su carrera y su sexo" y trabajó principalmente como profesora de arte en la Universidad Estatal de Virginia, donde fundó el Departamento de Arte.​ Es más conocida por su residencia, , donde ella y su compañera, Edna Meade Colson, residieron juntas.​ rdf:langString
Amaza Lee Meredith (August 14, 1895 – 1984) was an American architect, educator and artist. Meredith was unable to enter the profession as an architect because of "both her race and her sex" as an African-American woman, and worked primarily as an art teacher at Virginia State University (then Virginia State College / Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute), where she founded the art department. She is best known for her residence, Azurest South, where she and her partner, Dr. Edna Meade Colson, resided together. Moreover, she co-founded the Azurest Syndicate Inc., a vacation destination for black middle class Americans on Sag Harbor, New York. As an educated black woman, Meredith is a rare example of a financially and socially independent black woman living in the time of Jim Crow Segre rdf:langString
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xsd:date 1895-08-14
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rdf:langString Eastview Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia, U.S.
xsd:date 1895-08-14
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rdf:langString Amaza Lee Meredith (August 14, 1895 – 1984) was an American architect, educator and artist. Meredith was unable to enter the profession as an architect because of "both her race and her sex" as an African-American woman, and worked primarily as an art teacher at Virginia State University (then Virginia State College / Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute), where she founded the art department. She is best known for her residence, Azurest South, where she and her partner, Dr. Edna Meade Colson, resided together. Moreover, she co-founded the Azurest Syndicate Inc., a vacation destination for black middle class Americans on Sag Harbor, New York. As an educated black woman, Meredith is a rare example of a financially and socially independent black woman living in the time of Jim Crow Segregation Laws.
rdf:langString Amaza Lee Meredith (14 de agosto de 1895– 1984) fue una arquitecta, educadora y artista afroestadounidense. Meredith fue incapaz de introducirse en la profesión de arquitecta debido a "su carrera y su sexo" y trabajó principalmente como profesora de arte en la Universidad Estatal de Virginia, donde fundó el Departamento de Arte.​ Es más conocida por su residencia, , donde ella y su compañera, Edna Meade Colson, residieron juntas.​
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