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Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954) was a renowned speaker, educator, and civil rights and women’s rights activist. She was the founding president of the National Association of Colored Women (NACW) and a charter member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). She also helped found Douglass Day in 1897 to honor ...
Mary Church Terrell was born in Memphis, TN in 1863 to formerly enslaved parents. Despite their bondage, her parents became successful business owners. As a result, they could afford to send their daughter to college. Terrell received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Oberlin College in Ohio.
12 de fev. de 2022 · Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954): Educator, Writer, Civil Rights Activist. Introduction: Mary Church Terrell served as a professor and principal at Wilberforce University and became the first black woman appointed to the District of Columbia Board of Education in 1895. The following year, Terrell became president of the newly formed National ...
Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954 Owned by Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954 Description A black and white photograph of Mary Church Terrell (TA2017.13.10.2). She is depicted seated in profile from the waist up. The left side of her face is visible. She is wearing a light colored beaded and fringed evening dress.
Mary Church Terrell. Mary Church Terrell, born during the Civil War, was one of the most prominent activists of her era with a career that spanned well into the civil rights movements of the1950’s. Terrell was one of the first Black women to earn a college degree, in Classics at Oberlin College, and one of the first to earn an MA.
About this Collection. The papers of educator, lecturer, suffragist, and civil rights activist Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954) consist of approximately 13,000 documents, comprising 25,323 images, all of which were digitized from 34 reels of previously produced microfilm. Spanning the years 1851 to 1962, with the bulk of the material ...
10 de dez. de 1998 · The Progress of Colored Women. Atypical of most black women in the late nineteenth century, Terrell became very well educated. Mary Church Terrell was a member of the African American elite. As a speaker, writer, and political activist, she dedicated the lion's share of her talent to the pursuit of full citizenship for both women and blacks. In ...
