Reader Response Mary Ann Filson Smith ’57

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The two unidentified women (“Pembroke Sisters,” Classes, Sept./Oct. ’20) were also sisters: Marjorie Filson ’60—roommate of Dates Shield—and myself, MaryAnn Filson ’57, friend of Marva Dates Belt. Marva and I teamed up to speak at Baltimore’s African American high schools to offer scholarships to Pembroke. In fact, I recruited students for Brown until a few years ago.

Mary Ann Filson Smith ’57 Bowen Island, B.C, Canada

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