Jewel Freeman Graham

Precious Jewel Freeman Graham (May 3, 1925 – November 30, 2015 ) was an educator, social worker, and attorney. She was professor emeritus of social work and legal studies at Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio. She was the second black woman to serve as president of the World YWCA. She was named to the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 2008. She grew up in a racially segregated city. She pursued graduate studies in sociology at Howard University from 1946 to 1948, She served as national president for two three-year terms.

Graham joined the executive committee of the World YWCA in 1975. and directed the Program for Interracial Education from 1965 to 1969.

Seeing the need to add understanding of the legal system to social work studies,

Memberships Graham was a charter member of the National Association of Social Workers and a life member of the National Council of Negro Women. She was a member of the board of directors of Antioch College from 1994 to 1996.

Honors and recognition Graham was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 1988. She was also named to the Greene County Women's Hall of Fame in 1982. In 1987, she was named one of the Ten Top Women by the Dayton Daily News. In 1985, the Ohio House of Representatives passed a resolution to honor her for her leadership in the YWCA. The Miami Valley Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers named her Social Worker of the Year in 1975. Who's Who in Politics, and 1985 ), Who's Who in Religion, Who's Who of American Women, and Who's Who Among African Americans (1997, 2000, ).

In 1991, she was awarded an honorary doctorate in humane letters by the Meadville Lombard Theological School. They had two sons.

In 2002, she suffered a heart attack, from which she recovered. She wrote a memoir, The Life of My Times, 1925–2000. She died at her home on November 30, 2015.