The Delta Foundation Selects Northwestern University Doctoral Candidate as Research Fellow
WASHINGTON, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Delta Research and Educational Foundation, and its Center for Research on African American Women, jointly announced the selection of Northwestern University doctoral candidate in African-American studies, Zinga A. Fraser, as the recipient of The Center's Vivian A. Ware Research Fellowship. Established in 1997 under the auspices of The Delta Foundation and in conjunction with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., The Center holds the distinction of being the first-of-its kind repository of information about the social and economic characteristics of African-American women.
"Ms. Fraser's focused study of African-American women in politics sheds light on the unique roles, the many contributions, and the ever-present challenges faced by trailblazing public servants like the now deceased congresswomen Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan and Stephanie Tubbs Jones," said Dr. Alison J. Harmon, president of the Washington, DC-based Delta Foundation.
Ms. Fraser's outstanding academic record, scholarly achievements, dissertation research on Barbara Jordan and Shirley Chisholm, Fraser's previously published papers, and professional experience secured her selection as the 2009-2010 Ware Research Fellow.
"We're proud to support the academic pursuits of African-American female scholars like Zinga Fraser," stated Madeliene H. Dobbins, Esq., The Delta Foundation's director and chief administrative officer. "The fellowship expands the available scholarly research on Black female elected officials and leads us in establishing an archive on Black women in politics," Dobbins added.
A native of New York City, Fraser earned her undergraduate degree in political science from Temple University, and received a masters of arts degree in African-American studies from Columbia University. Her master's thesis, "Unbought and Unbossed: A Radical Political Ideology," received the Zora Neale Hurston Excellence in Writing Award for Social Sciences.
The year-long fellowship was made possible through an endowment fund established by Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Ivan Ware in memory of his late wife, Vivian A. Ware, an educator, community activist, and member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority's Montgomery County, MD Alumnae Chapter.
The Delta Research and Educational Foundation was established in 1969 by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. as a public charity supporting scholastic achievement, public service programs, and research initiatives focused on African American women and their families. For more information, visit www.deltafoundation.net.
SOURCE The Delta Research and Educational Foundation
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