| LC control no. | n 92092977 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Burroughs, Nannie Helen, 1879-1961 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 18790502 |
| Death date | 19610520 |
| Place of birth | Orange (Va.) |
| Place of death | Washington (D.C.) |
| Affiliation | Dunbar High School (Washington, D.C.) Republican National Committee (U.S.) National Training School for Women and Girls (Washington, D.C.) National Association of Wage Earners National Baptist Convention of the United States of America. Women's Auxiliary |
| Profession or occupation | Educators Civil rights workers Clergy |
| Found in | How, 1992: t.p. (Nannie Helen Burroughs) t.p. verso (1883-1961) LC data base, 09-17-92 (hdg.: Burroughs, Nannie Helen, 1879- ) English Wikipedia website, viewed May 2, 2012 (Nannie Helen Burroughs (May 2, 1879--May 20, 1961) was an African American educator, orator, religious leader, and businesswoman. She gained national recognition for her 1900 speech "How the Sisters Are Hindered from Helping," at the National Baptist Convention. She founded the National Training School for Women and Girls in Washington, D.C. in 1909. It has since been renamed the Nannie Helen Burroughs School in her honor and provides education for the elementary grades; b. in Orange, Va.; d. Washington, D.C.) Black Women in America, Second Edition, accessed January 2, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Burroughs, Nannie Helen; educator, political organizer, civil rights activist; born 02 May 1879 in Orange, Virginia, United States; educated at Colored High School; worked in Philadelphia at the office of the Christian Banner; organized the Women's Industrial Club; delivered her historic speech "How the Sisters Are Hindered from Helping" at the National Baptist Convention, Richmond (1900); elected as corresponding secretary National Baptist Woman's Convention (WC) (1900-1948); voted president of WC (1948) and held this position until her death; worked for Republican party national speakers' bureau (1920s); founder and president of the National Training School for Women and Girls (1909); launched National Association of Wage Earners (1920); died 20 May 1961 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States) |
| Associated language | eng |
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