
Aida Overton Walker: Queen of the Cakewalk
By Hannah McCandless Hannah is a first year student in the Women’s History Graduate Program at Sarah Lawrence College. In New York City on Valentine’s Day in 1880, Aida Overton Walker, originally named Ada Wilmon Overton, was born in Greenwich Village. Born to seamstress Pauline Whitfield and waiter Moses Overton, Ada was their second child with an instinctual love of dance. Recognizing her talent early, … Continue reading Aida Overton Walker: Queen of the Cakewalk