Fannie Barrier Williams, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fannie Barrier Williams

American activist

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1855

Place of Birth: Brockport, New York, United States

Date of Death: 04-Mar-1944

Profession: suffragette, suffragist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Frances "Fannie" Barrier Williams (February 12, 1855 – March 4, 1944) was a black American educator and political and women's rights activist, and the first black woman to gain membership to the Chicago Woman's Club.
She became well known for her efforts to have black people officially represented on the Board of Control of the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893.
She was also a musician, a portraitist and studied foreign languages.