Dorothy Leigh Maynor was born on September 10, 1910, in Norfolk, Virginia. Her father, John J. Maynor, was pastor of Norfolk's St. John's Methodist Church. Her mother, Alice Jeffries Maynor, had the responsibility of raising Dorothy and her older siblings and maintaining the household. At age 14, Maynor was enrolled in the preparatory program at […]
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