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VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT: ELIZABETH DUNCAN KOONTZadmin2020-02-07T13:34:34-05:00

THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT

 Elizabeth “Libby” Duncan Koontz

June 3, 1919 – January 6, 1989

First African American to be appointed president of the National Education Association (1967). U.S. Department of Labor. First African American to serve as the director of the Women’s Bureau. Deputy assistant secretary for Labor Employment Standards. United States delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.

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Elizabeth Duncan Koontz

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More About Elizabeth:

  • Living Black History: The Joan Murray Show, Vol. 2 – Interview with Elizabeth Duncan Koontz
  • Interview with Elizabeth Duncan Koontz at Ball State University May 9, 1968
  • The Voice for the Teacher Speaks For the Child – Oakland Tribune Magazine, November 3, 1968
  • Bryant College Commencement honorary degree to Elizabeth Duncan Koontz. June 21, 1969
  • Towards a Full Share in Abundance – Elizabeth’s Speech to the Special Committee on Aging, US Senate May 5, 1970
  • North Carolina Awards November 28, 1977
  • Wikipedia
  • Cited in Barbara Love’s Book – Feminists Who Changed America – page 260

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