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Mary Upshaw McClendon | |
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| Born | October 3, 1922 |
| Died | February 16, 2015 (aged 92) |
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| Known for | Founding the Household Workers' Organization |
Mary Upshaw McClendon (October 3, 1922[1][a] – February 16, 2015[3]) was an African American domestic worker and labor rights activist from Detroit.
- ^ McClendon, Mary. "autobiography" [textual record]. Mary Upshaw McClendon Papers, Series: I, Box: 1, File: 1. Detroit: Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University. Cited in Nadasen 2015, p. 209
- ^ Moon, Elain Latzman (December 1993). Untold Tales, Unsung Heroes. An Oral History of Detroit's African American Community, 1918-1967. p. 300.
- ^ @gardnerruby (February 23, 2015). "My beloved cousin, Mrs. Mary Upshaw McClendon, who, along with her dear son, Jasper Evans, went home to their eternal rest on February 16, 2015. Your presence in the earth will be sorely and sadly missed". Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Instagram.
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