Josephine Beall Willson Bruce, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Josephine Beall Willson Bruce

American activist

Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1853

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 15-Feb-1923

Profession: suffragette, suffragist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Josephine Beall Willson Bruce (October 29, 1853 - February 15, 1923) was a women's rights activist in the late 1890s and early 1900s.
She spent a majority of her time working for the National Organization of Afro-American Women.
She was a prominent socialite in Washington, D.C.
throughout most of her life where she lived with her husband, United States Senator Blanche Bruce.
In addition to these accomplishments, she was the first black teacher in the public school system in Cleveland, and she eventually became a highly regarded educator at Tuskegee University in Alabama.