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Ida M. Bowman Becks

Born 1880

United States

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Ida M. Bowman Becks (March 28, 1880 – 1953), also known as Ida M. Becks, was an American elocutionist, suffragist, and African-American community organizer. She played prominent roles in establishing a number of community organizations, especially in Kansas City, Kansas, from the 1910s to the late 1940s.

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