Thelma Dailey-Stout

Thelma Dailey-Stout (1918 – 2005) was an African American and Native American civil rights activist known for founding the magazine The Ethnic Woman. She was active in the labor movement in New York City in the 1970s and was a member of many civil rights organizations throughout her lifetime.

Biography

Early life Dailey-Stout was born Thelma Jennings in Baltimore, Maryland in 1918.

She received a B.A. from Empire State College and a Fellowship in women's studies at Sarah Lawrence College.

Civil rights activism Dailey-Stout was an active participant in labor movements in New York in the 1970s.

Dailey-Stout, the first Black woman vice president of District 65 of the Distributive Workers Union, was ousted from her position in 1976. A newspaper reported that it was due to her age. They blamed the union's white president at the time, David Livingston, and the union's "30 years and out" retirement policy. Dailey-Stout sued the organization and its officers for age, sex, and race discrimination, but lost her case.

Dailey-Stout was Founder and President of Trade Union Women of African Heritage.

She was a member of the Ethel Payne Institute of Political Education for Black Women, associate for the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press, and Treasurer of Black Forum in 1977.

She was very active in other organizations, including Coalition of 100 Black Women, Congress of Racial Equality, and International Organization of Journalists.

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