Casely-Hayford, Adelaide
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Name (Latin)
Casely-Hayford, Adelaide
Other forms of name
Hayford, Adelaide Casely-
Smith Casely Hayford, Adelaide
Date of birth
1868-06-27
Date of death
1960-01-24
Associated country
Sierra Leone
Occupation
Authors
Educators
Feminists
Poets
Gender
female
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Cromwell, A.M. An African Victorian feminist, 1986:t.p. (Adelaide Smith Casely Hayford, 1868-1960) p. 1 (member of Creole elite, Freetown, Sierra Leone)
- Dictionary of African Biography, accessed January 16, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Casely-Hayford, Adelaide; Adelaide Smith; writer, educator, feminist, poet; born 27 June 1868 in Freetown, Sierra Leone; educated at Jersey Ladies' College; taught at Annie Walsh Memorial School in Freetown; opened her Girls' Vocational and Industrial Training School in Freetown (1923); was elected vice president of the International Congress of Colored Women, president of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), Freetown, and lady president of the local division of Universal Negro Improvement Association; she died 24 January 1960 in Freetown, Sierra Leone)
- Her Mother and daughter, 1983:t.p. (Adelaide Casely-Hayford)