Mary Church Terrell

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MARY CHURCH TERRELLwas one of the first African-American women to earn a college degree,and became known as a national activist for civil rights and suffrage. . In 1895, 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 (1892). 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

NAMEDESCRIPTIONCITYSTATE/COUNTRY/PROVINCE
BIRTHPLACEBIRTHPLACE MARKERMEMPHISTENNESEE
HOMEFAMILY HOMEMEMPHISTENNESEE
STUDIEDM STREET SCHOOLMEMPHISTENNESEE
STUDIEDDUNBAR HIGH SCHOOLWASHINGTON DCWASHINGTON DC
STUDIEDOBERLIN COLLEGEOBERLINOHIO
SHE BEGAN TEACHINGWILBERFORCE UNIVERSITYWILBERFORCEOHIO
STUDIEDANTICOCH COLLEGE MODEL SCHOOLYELLOW SPRINGSOHIO
HOUSEMARY CHURCH TURELL HOUSEWASHINGTON DCWASHINGTON DC
DEATHPLACEANNE ARRUNDEL GENERAL HOSPITALANNAPOLISMARYLAND
BURIALLINCOLN MEMORIAL CEMETRYSUITLAND, PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTYMARYLAND