[1] Clara Ann Thompson died on March 18, 1959, due to a cerebral hemorrhage in her hometown of Rossmoyne, Ohio.
[3] Thompson was active in the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) and her local church, Zion Baptist.
She was also a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and an advocate for African American civil rights.
[2] Whenever the NAACP chapter in Cincinnati first began, both Priscilla and Clara joined to promote civil rights.
[3] This poetry collection was singularly dedicated to Garland Yancey, saying "in recognition of his unfailing Kindness and Affection".