Mary White Ovington (April 11, 1865 – July 15, 1951) was an American suffragist, Republican, journalist, and co-founder of the NAACP.
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“Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.”
—Bible: New Testament, Luke 1:38.
“On white linen the silk
of gray shadows ...”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)