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Founding date

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January 13, 1913

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Why was DST created? How?

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Stemmed from the sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha. 22 members of AKA wanted to become apart of societal changes such as laws that protected civil rights and women’s rights. They wanted to make AKA focus on issues of today with a national perspective. They also didn’t think AKA had done everything to become an a legal entity, official/incorporated sorority rather than a club. Some also felt that AKA was stuck in the shadow of Alpha Phi alpha. Nellie winger wanted DST to drop the name and return to AKA; however, 22 undergraduates declined

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Founding Location

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Howard University, Washington, D.C.

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Founders

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  1. Osceola Macarthy Adams
  2. Marguerite Young Alexander
  3. Winona Cargile Alexander
  4. Ethel Cuff Black
  5. Bertha Pitts Campbell
  6. Zephyr Chisom Carter
  7. Edna Brown Coleman
  8. Jessie McGuire Dent
  9. Frederick Chase Dodd
  10. Myra Davis Hemmings
  11. Olive Claire Jones
  12. Jimmie Bugg Middleton
  13. Pauline Oberdorfer Minor
  14. Vashti Turley Murphy
  15. Naomi Sewell Richardson
  16. Mamie Reddy Rose
  17. Eliza Pearl Shippen
  18. Florence Letcher Toms
  19. Ethel Carr Watson
  20. Wertie Blackwell Weaver
  21. Madree Penn White
  22. Edith Motte Young
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What is DST Founded on?

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Scholarship, sisterhood, and community service

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DST motto

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Intelligence is the torch of wisdom

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Official colors

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Crimson & Cream

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What does crimson and cream symbolize?

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Purity, courage, and wisdom

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Official symbol

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Fortitude / Pyramid

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What is Fortitude?

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Stands to inspire women to move forcefully forward to meet life’s challenges

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Where is the lady of fortitude located?

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Howard University Campus

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Who created the Lady of Fortitude?

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James King

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What does the Lady of Fortitude Symbolize? (6)

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Strength, courage, hope, wisdom, beauty, and feminist

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What do the facial features of the Lady of Fortitude represent?

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Courage and determination

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What do the outreached hands of the Lady of Fortitude represent?

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Re-coding of love and the giving of oneself to others

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Official Flower

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African Violet

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Finish the statement, “Like the Deltas, the African Violets _____________.”

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Can stand alone and still reflect beauty

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Where, when, and by whom was the African Violet discovered?

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In 1892 in Northeast Tanga in Eastern Africa by Baron Walter Von Saint Paul

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African Violeta Location

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Moist humid jungles of Africa

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African Violet’s purple and Gold symbolize?

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A bond between Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and modesty

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Official animal

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Elephant

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Trunk up elephants?

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Florence Letcher Toms began collecting trunk up elephants as a symbol of good luck. Tom’s widower donated Florence’s collection to DST, and it became an unofficial symbol.

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Symbolization of Elephant

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Strength and determination

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Elephant trunk symbolization

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High goals

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Elephant’s right foot forward symbolization

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Forward movement

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Pledge club

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Pyramid Club

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Brother

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Omega Psi Phi

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Five Point Program Thrust

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Economic Development
Educational Development
International Awareness and Involvement
Physical/Mental Health
Political Awareness and Involvement
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Auxiliary Groups

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Delta GEMS

EMBODI

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Signature Delta Programs (12)

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  1. Financial Fortitude
  2. Dr. Betty Shabazz Academy
  3. Delta Gems - Growing and Empowering Myself Successfully
  4. EMBODI - Empowering Males to Build Opportunities for Developing Independence
  5. Mary Help of the Sick Mission Hospital (Thika Memorial Hospital)
  6. DST Sorority, INC. Elementary School in Cherette, Haiti
  7. Delta House in Mbabane, Swaziland
  8. Healthy Lifestyle: Total Woman: Mind, Body, and Spirit
  9. Delta says in the nations capital
  10. Delta day at the United Nations
  11. Social action
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First Program?

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National Library Project that helped create a library for African American communities and a bookmobile

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First political act?

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1913 Women’s suffrage march. Deltas marched side by side

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First programs?

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National Library Project (1937) - an attempt to bring literacy to a limited resource population

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National Programs (12)

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  • social action commission,
  • summit V: health and healing- let it begin w/in
  • delta academy: preparing young ladies for the 21st century
  • commission on arts and letters
  • delta habitat for humanity
  • Project cherish
  • Project smart
  • delta days and the Nations capital
  • delta immunization campaign
  • summit 3: preparing our sons for manhood
  • school America
  • jabberwock
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Social Action Commission

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Monitors federal, state, and local legislation and provides delta members and community groups with legislative updates, alerts, and info on public policy and civil rights activities

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Summit V: Health and Healing - Let it Begin W/in

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Addressed clinical depression (affects African American women 2x greater than all men)

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Delta Academy: Preparing Young Ladies for the 21st Century

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Educational program for at-risk African American girls 11-14 that focuses on educational enrichment and personal development

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Commission on Arts and Letters

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Sponsors exhibitions and cultural programs; conducts talent searches to highlight and fund gifted men and women

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Delta Habitat for Humanity

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Build houses, lives, and communities

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Project Cherish

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Preservation and beautification of African American landmarks, monuments, and historical sites

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Project Smart

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Medication/health records management for senior citizens who live alone

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Delta Days at the Nation’s Capital

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2 day activity to create involvement of chapters and members in public and social policy issues

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Delta immunization campaign

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Helps create health awareness for mothers of young children that provides info on importance of vaccination s

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Summit 3: Preparing Our Sons for Manhood

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Focus on education, housing, employment and personal development of boys 10-16

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School America

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National family reading program helps to ensure a secure economic future

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When was Jabberwock formally adopted and copyrighted by Delta Sigma Theta?

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December 28, 1947

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Who is the jewel Temperance?

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National Staff

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9 JEWELS

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  1. Compassion
  2. Courtesy
  3. Dedication
  4. Fellowship
  5. Fidelity
  6. Honesty
  7. Justice
  8. Purity
  9. Temperance
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Jabberwock

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Cultural expression and talent event to raise money for scholarships

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States in the South Atlantic Region. (4)

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Bermuda
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia

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North Carolina state coordinator ?

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Selené Hudson Brent

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North Carolina State Facilitator

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Melissa Hayban

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NC Collegiate Chapters

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Alpha Lambda (NCCU)
Alpha Mu ( NC A&T)
Alpha Rho (Shaw)
Beta Kappa (Livingstone)
Delta Chi (Elizabeth City)
Delta Xi (Fayetteville State)
Gamma Lambda (JCSU)
Gamma Rho (St. Augustine)
Iota Rho (UNC-Charlotte)
Kappa Omicron (UNC-CH)
Kappa Sigma (East Carolina)
Lambda Omega (Duke)
Mu Omicron (NC State)
Omicron Delta (Bennett)
Omicron Eta (UNC-G)
Omicron Iota  (Elon)
Omicron Nu (UNC-Pembroke)
Pi Gamma (Western Carolina)
Pi Omicron (Wake Forest)
Rho Theta (Appalachian State)
Theta Iota (UNC-Wilmington)
Upsilon Alpha (High Point U)
Upsilon Iota (Chowan)
Upsilon Lambda (Wesleyan)
Upsilon Mu (Davidson)
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Creation of the South Atlantic Region

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During the 26th National Convention held in Chicago, Illinois, August 1960, the directive was given by then National President, Jeanne Noble, to proceed with the creation of a new region – The South Atlantic Region. The creation of the South Atlantic region made it the seventh region of the sorority. The Southern Region, which then included South Carolina, and the Eastern Region, of which North Carolina and Virginia were a part, were much too large for effective relationships both in travel and programming. The geographical proximity, the common pressures of social issues, and the inherent feeling of state kinship which is shared by Virginia and the Carolinas made the union a more logical one.

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South Atlantic Regional Director

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Juanita B. Massenburg

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SouthAtlantic Regional Representative

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Precious Jemison

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North Carolina Regional Leadership Team

Coordinator
Facilitator
Secretary

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Selene Brent
Melissa Hayban
Alfreda Bryant

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South Atlantic Region al Secretary

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Deloris Baker Hargrow

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SA Regional Chaplain

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Trish Harleston

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SA Regional journalist

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Bridgette Wilson

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SA Regional Social Action Initiative s (7)

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Voter Rights
Education
Health Care
Economy 
Racial Injustices 
Domestic and Gun violence 
Women in Politics
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SA Voter Rights focus on : (6)

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Voter protection
Voter registration 
Voter mobilization 
Voter education
Voter rights and restoration of rights for former offenders
Monitoring redistributing
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SA Region Education Initiative focuses on: (4)

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  • advocate for the closing of the achievement gap
  • support increase funding for public schools
  • advocate for increased teacher salaries and recruiting high quality teachers
  • support funding for HBCU
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SA Health Care focus on : (3)

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  • support the expansion of Medicaid and affordable health insurance for all
  • educate and address mental illness in our communities
  • advocate against sex and human trafficking
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SA Economy focus on : (3)

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  • support the increase of minimum wage
  • support enactment of laws for equal pay
  • support small businesses and economic empowerment
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SA RACIAL injustices focus on : (3)

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  • protect against racial profiling and racial disparities within the criminal justice system
  • improve community policing
  • encourage productive conversations and relationships between law enforcement and community members
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SA Domestic and Gun violence focus on : (6)

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  • decrease domestic and gun violence

- educate communities on healthy relationships

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SA Women in Politics focus on : (1)

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  • encourage women to pursue appointments and elected positions at the local, state, and nationally level
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Each state hosts Delta Days at the General Assembly annually at their states capital whereby individuals meet with state senators and representatives to discuss what?

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Pertinent issues affecting citizens within their state

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Social Action in North Carolina. What did members of the sorority advocate against?

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Implementation of the 2013 voter identification law, which enacted voting restriction. In 2016, the legislation was held unconstitutional

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Social Action in south Carolina. What did members of the sorority support?

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The removal of the confederate flag from the South Carolina State capital building in 2015. This was the first time that this flag, which served as symbol a symbol of racism and southern pride, was removed since the civil rights movement

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Social Action in Virginia. What did members of the sorority do?

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Educate and provide assistance to individuals meeting eligibility requirements for restoration of rights, which assists these individuals in successful returns to the community after periods of incarceration

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Mission Statement of DST

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is an organization of college educated women committed to constructive development of its members and to public service with a primary focus on the black community

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When was lady Fortitude unveiled?

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April 28, 1979 @3:15 pm

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Dimensions of Lady Fortitude

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12’6 feet tall

12 ft arm span

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What type of steel is Lady fortitude made of?

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Corten Steel

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What does Lady Fortitudes color stand for?

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Different pigmentations of Black woman

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