Mary Church Terrell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Mary Church Terrell

African Americans' rights activist

Date of Birth: 23-Sep-1863

Place of Birth: Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 24-Jul-1954

Profession: writer, politician, suffragette, civil rights advocate, suffragist, feminist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Mary Church Terrell

  • Mary Church Terrell (September 23, 1863 – July 24, 1954) was one of the first African-American women to earn a college degree, and became known as a national activist for civil rights and suffrage.
  • She taught in the Latin Department at the M Street school (now known as Paul Laurence Dunbar High School)—the first African American public high school in the nation—in Washington, DC.
  • In 1896, she was the first African-American woman in the United States to be appointed to the school board of a major city, serving in the District of Columbia until 1906.
  • Terrell was a charter member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (1909) and the Colored Women's League of Washington (1894).
  • She helped found the National Association of Colored Women (1896) and served as its first national president, and she was a founding member of the National Association of College Women (1910).

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