. ▁Bol ton ▁( 1 9 4 0 - 4 2 ); ▁F lem m ie ▁P . ▁K itt rell ▁( 1 9 4 2 - 4 4 ); ▁May me ▁U . ▁F oster ▁( 1 9 4 4 - 4 6 ); ▁T . ▁Ruth ▁Bre tt ▁( 1 9 4 6 - 4 8 ); ▁Emma ▁C . ▁W . ▁Gray ▁( 1 9 4 8 - 5 0 ); ▁Virginia ▁S . ▁Ny ab ongo ▁( 1 9 5 0 - 5 2 ); ▁and ▁Louise ▁L ath am ▁( 1 9 5 2 - 5 4 ). ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁on wards ▁the ▁association ▁held ▁joint ▁con ferences ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Person nel ▁De ans ▁and ▁Ad vis ers ▁of ▁Men ▁in ▁Neg ro ▁Institution s . ▁The ▁groups ▁voted ▁to ▁merge ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁subsequently ▁forming ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Person nel ▁Work ers ▁( N AP W ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Organ izations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁Category : Organ izations ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁women ' s ▁organizations ▁Category : Col lege ▁and ▁university ▁associations ▁and ▁cons ort ia ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : W omen ' s ▁organizations ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Ger ard ▁de ▁Mal yn es ▁( fl . ▁ 1 5 8 5 – 1 6 4 1 )