Alice Allison Dunnigan
| Born |
Alice Allison
April 27, 1906 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Passed Away | May 6, 1983 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Journalist and civil-rights activist |
Dunnigan was the first African-American female correspondent to receive White House credentials, and the first black female member of the Senate and House of Representatives press galleries.
She wrote an autobiography entitled Alice A. Dunnigan: A Black Woman's Experience.
She also has a Kentucky State Historical Commission marker dedicated to her.
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