This Noble Woman: Myrtilla Miner and Her Fight to Establish a School for African American Girls in the Slaveholding South
Aug 2018 · Women of Action Book 22 · Chicago Review Press
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Fueled by an unyielding feminist conviction, and against a tide of hostility, on December 3, 1851, Myrtilla Miner, an educator and abolitionist, opened the School for Colored Girls—the only school in Washington, DC, dedicated to training African American students to be teachers. The first modern biography of Myrtilla Miner for young adults, This Noble Woman includes historic photos, source notes, a bibliography, and a list of resources for further exploration, making it an invaluable resource for any student's or history buff's bookshelf.
Fueled by an unyielding feminist conviction, and against a tide of hostility, on December 3, 1851, Myrtilla Miner, an educator and abolitionist, opened the School for Colored Girls—the only school in Washington, DC, dedicated to training African American students to be teachers. The first modern ...
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Michael Greenburg, a practicing attorney and former editor of the Pepperdine Law Review, is the author of Peaches and Daddy, The Mad Bomber of New York, and The Court-Martial of Paul Revere.
Michael Greenburg, a practicing attorney and former editor of the Pepperdine Law Review, is the author of Peaches and Daddy, The Mad Bomber of New York, and The Court-Martial of Paul Revere.
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