Anna Johnson Julian, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 24-Nov-1903
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Date of Death: 03-Jul-1994
Profession: sociologist
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Anna Johnson Julian
- Anna Johnson Julian (November 24, 1903 – July 3, 1994) was the first African-American woman awarded a PhD in sociology by the University of Pennsylvania (1937), a civic activist, and fourth national president of Delta Sigma Theta, a historically black sorority.
- In the 1930s, Julian studied factors inhibiting children's education and taught sociology at Miner Teachers College.
- Her doctoral work was an analysis of the case records of 100 families receiving income support.
- She was married to prominent chemist, Percy Lavon Julian, from 1935 to his death in 1975, and had three children.
- The couple and their children faced down a violent and abusive campaign of intimidation when they moved into an upscale home in Oak Park, Chicago, with attacks on their home, including two fire bombings.
- The Julians founded the Chicago Chapter of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Julian was active in a range of civic arenas and faith-based organizations, including serving as chairman of the women's auxiliary of the Chicago Urban League and vice president of a national African-American women's civic organization.
- In 1963, she was appointed by the state governor to a Commission on Birth Control, which advised the state legislature on the issue of state-sponsored birth control for women receiving state aid.
- In the 1970s and 1980s, she was a board member of Rosary College (now Dominican University), retiring as president in 1985.
- Julian died in Oak Park at the age of 90, having received numerous honors, including honorary doctorates from three universities.
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