Marian Anderson, contralto, holding a bouquet of roses in her dressing room, posing with six other women, including Vada Somerville (3rd from right). Marian Anderson was one of the most celebrated singers of the 20th century. Dr. Vada Somerville (born Vada Jetmore Watson) of Pomona graduated from USC, married dentist John Alexander Somerville (1912), was the first African American woman and the second African American person to graduate from USC School of Dentistry (1918), and was the first African American woman certified to practice dentistry in the state of California. She was a civil rights activist, highly involved in several civic and community organizations.
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African American civil rights workers African American businesspeople African American dentists Contraltos Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993 Somerville, Vada, 1885-1972
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