Ora Washington

(1899 – 1971)

African American athlete who dominated black women’s tennis, 1929-1937. She won eight national singles titles from American Tennis Association; Tribunes, women’s basketball team, 1932-1942; played and taught here at YMCA.

Marker is on Germantown Avenue west of Herman Street, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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