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- Anna Arnold Hedgeman (July 5, 1899 – January 17, 1990) was an African-American civil rights leader, politician, educator, and writer. Under President Harry Truman, Hedgeman served as executive director of the National Council for a Permanent Fair Employment Practices Commission, having worked on his presidential campaign. She was also appointed to the cabinet of New York City mayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr., becoming the first African-American woman to hold a cabinet post in New York. Hedgeman was a major advocate for both minorities and the poor in New York City. She also served as a consultant for many companies and entities on racial issues, and late in her life founded Hedgeman Consultant Services. She was among the organizers of the 1963 March on Washington. Throughout her many years involved in the civil rights movement, she befriended Dorothy Height. (en)
- Anna Arnold Hedgeman, née le 5 juillet 1899 à Marshalltown, dans l'État de l'Iowa et morte le 17 janvier 1990 à Harlem (New York), est une enseignante, une militante des droits civiques, une écrivaine et une personnalité politique américaine. Elle a passé sa vie à trouver des solutions pour faire aboutir les droits des Afro-Américains et des femmes, à développer l'accès de tous à l'éducation, à lutter contre la pauvreté et toutes les formes de discrimination. (fr)
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- Anna Arnold Hedgeman, née le 5 juillet 1899 à Marshalltown, dans l'État de l'Iowa et morte le 17 janvier 1990 à Harlem (New York), est une enseignante, une militante des droits civiques, une écrivaine et une personnalité politique américaine. Elle a passé sa vie à trouver des solutions pour faire aboutir les droits des Afro-Américains et des femmes, à développer l'accès de tous à l'éducation, à lutter contre la pauvreté et toutes les formes de discrimination. (fr)
- Anna Arnold Hedgeman (July 5, 1899 – January 17, 1990) was an African-American civil rights leader, politician, educator, and writer. Under President Harry Truman, Hedgeman served as executive director of the National Council for a Permanent Fair Employment Practices Commission, having worked on his presidential campaign. She was also appointed to the cabinet of New York City mayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr., becoming the first African-American woman to hold a cabinet post in New York. Hedgeman was a major advocate for both minorities and the poor in New York City. She also served as a consultant for many companies and entities on racial issues, and late in her life founded Hedgeman Consultant Services. She was among the organizers of the 1963 March on Washington. Throughout her many years invo (en)
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