Born: 21-May-1901
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Died: 5-Feb-1993
Location of death: Ossining, NY
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Playwright

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Climbing Jacob's Ladder

A librarian for the New York Public Library, Anderson organized a dinner at NYC's Civic Club, one of the sparks of the Harlem Renaissance. She authored two plays for the Negro Experimental Theatre in Harlem during the 1930s.

Husband: William T. Andrews (NY State Assembly, m. 10-Apr-1926)

    University: Wilberforce University
    University: University of Chicago
    University: Columbia University

Wrote plays:
Climbing Jacob's Ladder (1931)
Underground (1932)

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