#HappyBirthday Vivian Carter Mason, the third national Pres of #NCNW!!!! 🎉🎉🎉 She was born 121 yrs ago today! #BlackHistoryMonth  #BlackWomensHistory #WomensHistory #ImbibeIt @NCNWHQ @johnnettabcole @MathisNCNW

📸 credits: National Archives for Black Women’s History, NPS
A graduate of the University of Chicago, #VivianCarterMason took a job as the program director of the #YWCA in Brooklyn, NY & later accepted the position of administrator of the city's Department of Welfare—becoming the first African American woman to ever hold this position!
She considered #MaryMcLeodBethune her mentor & mother figure, often calling her “Ma” in private—& Mrs. Bethune considered her one of her “daughters”. Mason continued Bethune & #NCNW’s work helping AA women break down barriers that often isolated them from mainstream America.
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