![]() ![]() She was the second Black woman licensed to practice dentistry in New York State, and became famous, with the publication of the book, when she was aged 101. Delany earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from Columbia University in 1923. Annie Elizabeth "Bessie" Delany (3 September 1891 – 25 September 1995) was an American dentist and civil rights pioneer who was the subject, along with her elder sister Sarah "Sadie" Delany, of the New York Times bestselling oral history, Having Our Say, written by journalist Amy Hill Hearth. This interview with the son of Sadie and Bessies brother complicates our image of the sisters, showing how Having Our Say changed all of the Delanys lives forever. Warm, feisty, and intelligent, the Delany sisters speak their mind in a book that is at once a vital historical record and a moving portrait of two remarkable. ![]() ![]() She was the second Black woman licensed to practice dentistry in New York State, and became famous, with the publication of the book, when she was aged 101. It was written by Amy Hill Hearth, author of Having Our Say, and was published in The New York Times. 493 likes, 10 comments - Traveling Yarn Sarah Wharton (travelingyarn) on Instagram: 'Oh my goodness I really don’t know what to say We have gone through our. ![]() ![]()
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