DeFrantz, Anita L

LC control no.	n 90624663
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	DeFrantz, Anita L. *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	De Frantz, Anita L. Frantz, Anita L. De
Other standard no.	289177328 http://viaf.org/viaf/289177328
Associated country	United States
Located	Indianapolis (Ind.)
Birth date	1952-10-04
Place of birth	Philadelphia (Pa.)
Affiliation	Connecticut College University of Pennsylvania International Olympic Committee Tubman Truth Corp. Olympic Games (21st : 1976 : Montréal, Québec)
Profession or occupation	Rowers Olympic athletes Lawyers
Found in	An Olympians's history, c1988- : v. 1, leaf i (Anita L. De Frantz) v. 36, leaf 1 (Anita L. DeFrantz) Info. from Amateur Athletic Foundation (author prefers Anita L. DeFrantz; she is president of the foundation) African American National Biography, accessed January 10, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (DeFrantz, Anita L.; rower, Olympic medalist, sports organization executive, lawyer; born 27 October 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; completed Connecticut College (1974); law degree from the University of Pennsylvania (1977); participated in the first year women competed in Olympic rowing (1976); admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar (1977); member of every US national rowing team (1975-1980); was the first African American in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) (1986) and the first woman elected vice president of the IOC (1994); honors include six national titles in world rowing championship finals; IOC the Bronze Medal of the Olympic Order for her stand (1980); the Ladies Home Journal 100 Most Important Women in America (1988); NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund's Black Woman of Achievement Award (1988); the Australian Magazine 100 Most Powerful Women in the World (1997); and The Sporting News100 Most Powerful People in Sports (1991-1999)) Wikipedia, September 22, 2017 (Anita DeFrantz; Anita Lucette DeFrantz (born October 4, 1952) is an American Olympic rower, member of the International Olympic Committee, and former Vice-President of International Rowing Federation (FISA); born in Philadelphia; captain of the American rowing team at the 1976 Summer Olympics winning the bronze medal in women's eight) Anita L. DeFrantz website, September 22, 2017: home page (Anita L. DeFrantz; Anita DeFrantz; member of the International Olympic Committee and the IOC Executive Board; elected to IOC membership in 1986, making her not only the first African-American but also the first American woman to serve on the committee; B.A. from Connecticut College and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School; president of the Tubman Truth Corp.) <http://anitadefrantz.com/> Penn biographies website, September 22, 2017 (Anita Lucette DeFrantz (born 1952); born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 4, 1952; After growing up in Indianapolis, Indiana, she majored in philosophy at Connecticut College, graduating in 1974. Three years later she graduated from University of Pennsylvania with a law degree; competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics as a member of the U.S. women's eight-oared shell. They came in third) <http://www.archives.upenn.edu/people/1900s/defrantz_anita_l.html>