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Henrietta Bell Wells was born on 11 October, 1912 in United States, is an A 20th-century American Episcopalians. Discover Henrietta Bell Wells's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 95 years old?

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Born 11 October 1912
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Date of death 27 February, 2008
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1912

Henrietta Bell Wells (October 11, 1912 – February 27, 2008) was the first female member of the debate team at historically black Wiley College in Texas.

She was born Henrietta Pauline Bell on the banks of Buffalo Bayou in Houston, Texas to a West Indian single mother.

During her year on the team, Wiley beat some of the top historically black colleges including Tuskegee University and Howard University.

1930

They also made history by participating in the first college debate between white and African American students in 1930 when they debated students from the Law School at the University of Michigan.

Despite the team's success, Ms. Bell was only able to participate on the debate team for one year because financial pressures forced her to work in order to continue her education.

Bell married fellow Episcopalian Rev. Wallace L. Wells and went on to be a social worker and teacher in Gary, Indiana; Houston, Texas; Birmingham, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana.

Their assignment in Gary, Indiana included the building of architecturally significant St. Augustine's Episcopal Church (Gary, Indiana).

Mrs. Wells served as the Dean of Women at Dillard University in New Orleans.

2007

The character Samantha Booke in the 2007 movie, The Great Debaters, played by Jurnee Smollett, was loosely based on Wells.

Wells stated that she had told Denzel Washington, who directed the film, to also play her team's coach, Melvin B. Tolson, in the film.

2008

She died 27 February 2008 in Baytown, Texas.

Bell died on February 27, 2008, aged 95, and is buried in Paradise North Cemetery in Houston, Texas.