P.S. 152 Gwendoline N. Alleyne School

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Gwendoline N. Alleyne (ca. 1907-1989) taught at P.S. 152 in Woodside for 50 years and was said to be the first Black woman teacher in the New York City Public Schools.

Sources:

Jet, Vol. 76, No. 7, May 22, 1989.

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