Beschreibung
Anna J. Cooper, Mary Church Terrell, and Eva B.
Dykes shaped the educational landscape in Washington, D.C.,
in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These
three pioneer educators serve as examples to describe the
societal circles they were involved in. The many facets of
their educational achievements are analyzed in the context
of the educational elite of Washington. Cooper, Terrell, and
Dykes not only had to live with race discrimination but also
with gender discrimination. Unpublished archive material is
used to illustrate how they interacted and how they treated
each other.
Marina Bacher is a scholar, author, and
educator.
