Terrell, Mary Church, 1863-1954
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Name (Latin)
Terrell, Mary Church, 1863-1954
Other forms of name
Church, Mary, 1863-1954
Church, Mollie, 1863-1954
Terrell, Mollie, 1863-1954
Date of birth
1863-09-23
Date of death
1954-07-24
Associated country
United States
Occupation
African American women civic leaders
Civil rights workers
College teachers
Social reformers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- African American National Biography, accessed September 16, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Terrell, Mary Church; Terrell, Mary Eliza Church; social reformer, civil rights activist, clubwoman, educator, organization founder/official, prolific author; born 23 September 1863 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States; attended Oberlin College (1880-1884), earned BA with in Classical Languages; heald a teaching position at Wilberforce College, Ohio; founder and first president of the National Association of Colored Women (NACW) (1896-1901); served on Board of Education, Washington, D.C. (1895-1901, 1906-1911); member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); president of the Women's Republican League of Washington, D.C.); in the 1940s-1950s her national recognition was enhanced by her efforts to end segregation in the public accommodations of Washington, D.C. died 24 July 1954 in Highland Beach, Maryland, United States)
- Harriet Beecher ...
- NUCMC data from Howard Univ., Moorland-Spingarn Research Center for Her Papers, 1888-1976(Mary Church Terrell, 1863-1954; African American lecturer and civic leader who fought for women's rights, democracy and peace; also championed the fight against segregation and discrimination)
- NUCMC data from Howard Univ., Moorland-Spingarn Research Center for Her Papers, 1895-1953(hdg.: Terrell, Mary (Church), 1863-1954)
- Quest for equality, 1990:CIP t.p. (Mary Eliza Church Terrell)
- Her Harriet Beecher ...
- Jones, B.W. Quest for equality, 1990:CIP t.p. (Mary Eliza Church Terrell)