Background
Hammond, Lily Hardy was born on September 24, 1859 in of Southern parents, Newark, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Henry C. and Huldah E. (Dauge) Hardy.
Hammond, Lily Hardy was born on September 24, 1859 in of Southern parents, Newark, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Henry C. and Huldah E. (Dauge) Hardy.
Educated in private school, Norfolk, Virginia, and at Packer Institute, Brooklyn.
Inaugurated the social service department of the women’s work of the Southern Methodist Church. Writer and speaker in advocacy of interracial justice and service.
Member Inter-Racial Committee of State of Georgia. Member Southern Commision on Inter-Racial Coöperation.
Married John Dennis Hammond, September 10, 1879.