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Mary Church Terrell

Born

in Memphis, Tennessee, The United States

September 23, 1863

Died

July 24, 1954

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Mary Church Terrell was an influential civil rights activist, educator, and writer. One of the first African-American women to earn a college degree, she taught Latin at the prestigious M Street High School in Washington, D.C. In 1895, she became the first African-American woman appointed to a major city’s school board. A founding member of the NAACP and several organizations supporting Black women’s education and rights, she played a leading role in the National Association of Colored Women and the National Association of College Women.
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, to former slaves who became wealthy entrepreneurs, Terrell was educated at Oberlin College, where she earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree. She later studied abroad in Eur ...more

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	A Colored Woman in a White World by Mary Church Terrell, Debra Newman Ham (Foreword by) 4.13 avg rating — 38 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Progress of Colored Women: Three Civil Rights Speeches by the First Black Woman to Receive a College Education in the United States of America 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What It Means to be Colored in the Capital of the United States liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	A Colored Woman In A White World by Mary Church Terrell, Debra Newman Ham (Introduction) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Annotated Progress of Negro Women by Mary Church Terrell, Dr. Kim Cliett Long (Editor), Dr. Jonathan Green (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Lynching from a Negro's Point of View Volume 178 1904 [Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“While most girls run away from home to marry, I ran away to teach.”
― Mary Church Terrell

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“As the brains of colored women expanded, their hearts began to grow. No sooner had the heads of a favored few been filled with knowledge than their hearts yearned to dispense blessings to the less fortunate of their race.”
― Mary Church Terrell

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“I will not shrink from undertaking what seems wise and good, because I labor under the double handicap of race and sex; but, striving to preserve a calm mind with a courageous, cheerful spirit, barring bitterness from my heart, I will struggle all the more earnestly to reach the goal.”
― Mary Church Terrell

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