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Mary Booze
1878–1955
United States
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Mary Cordelia Montgomery Booze (née Mary Cordelia Montgomery; March 1878 – May 17, 1955) was an American political organizer, teacher, businessperson, and activist. The daughter of former slaves, she was one of the first African-American women to sit on the Republican National Committee. From 1924 until 1948, she was the national committeewoman for her native state of Mississippi.
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