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Mary E. Nicholson

Mary E. Nicholson

(Mar. 27 or 29, 1839-Sept. 20, 1928). Born in Greene County, Ohio, Mary E. Nicholson attended Antioch College and College… Read More »Mary E. Nicholson

Paul Laurence Dunbar Library Branch

Paul Laurence Dunbar Library Branch

Although the was founded in 1873 with an official policy that proclaimed it “open to all,” segregation in the (IPS)… Read More »Paul Laurence Dunbar Library Branch

Betty Perry

(Aug 8,1948 -Feb. 11, 2022). Perry was born in Brooklyn, New York, as Betty Jo-Ann Montgomery. She was the oldest… Read More »Betty Perry

Kenosha Sessions

Kenosha Sessions

(Mar. 23, 1862–Jan. 27, 1947). Kenosha Sessions was born and raised in Anna, Illinois and began her teaching career there in… Read More »Kenosha Sessions

Emma Lou Thornbrough

Emma Lou Thornbrough

(Jan. 24, 1913-Dec. 19, 1994). A life-long civil-rights activist, a professor of history at from 1946 until her retirement in… Read More »Emma Lou Thornbrough

Women’s Education

Women’s Education

Since the early 19th century, the methods and goals of women’s education in America have reflected dominant societal definitions of… Read More »Women’s Education

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