Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Grace Dammann

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Grace Dammann was a member of the Society of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ) and a president of Manhattanville college. She was a civil rights activist and under her leadership Manhattanville College desegregated by admitting an African American student in 1938.<ref></ref>

== Leadership of Manhattanville College ==

While serving as president Dammann actively recruited faculty from Europe.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> She was quoted as saying she wanted to make Manhattanville "the best Catholic college."<ref name=":0" />

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== Civil rights activism ==
When Dammann announced the policy of desecration she received letters of support from alums commending her for fighting against the Jim Crow laws.<ref></ref> She delivered a powerful speech advocating for racial justice in 1938.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

== References ==


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