| LC control no. | n 80009914 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Terrell, Mary Church, 1863-1954 |
| Variant(s) | Terrell, Mollie, 1863-1954 Church, Mollie, 1863-1954 Church, Mary, 1863-1954 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1863-09-23 |
| Death date | 1954-07-24 |
| Place of birth | Memphis (Tenn.) |
| Place of death | Highland Beach (Md.) |
| Affiliation | Oberlin College Wilberforce University National Association of Colored Women (U.S.) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People |
| Profession or occupation | African American women civic leaders Social reformers Civil rights workers College teachers |
| Found in | Harriet Beecher ... Quest for equality, 1990: CIP t.p. (Mary Eliza Church Terrell) NUCMC data from Howard Univ., Moorland-Spingarn Research Center for Her Papers, 1895-1953 (hdg.: Terrell, Mary (Church), 1863-1954) 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) 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) |
| Associated language | eng |
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