The Resume

(April 13, 1891-March 30, 1964)
Born in Chicago, Illinois
Author of 'Passing' and 'Quicksand'

Why she might be annoying:

Her actual first name was 'Nellallitea.'
She was dismissed from Fisk University for conduct issues.
She was a suspected drug addict.
She divorced a prominent physicist and lived off his alimony payments.

Why she might not be annoying:

She worked as a nurse and librarian, when the alimony stopped.
She was the first woman of color awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for writing.
The child of a white Danish mom and black West Indian dad, her works explored racial identity and gender inequality.
She's one of the most significant women of the Harlem Renaissance.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 09]
• Guggenheim Fellowship Grant Recipients
• Harlem Renaissance
• I am from Chicago
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [H-L]
• I Died in 1964 (Ranked: 72)
• Librarians
• Profiles 26501-26750 (Ranked: 26623)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying