African American Women: 1864-1899
After the Civil War: Black women after slavery as they become involved in social reform movements, from racial justice to woman suffrage. Ex-slaves, freedmen, professionals, and more resources for further study. Biographies, articles, more.
Charlotte Ray
A profile of Charlotte Ray, first African American woman lawyer in the US and first woman admitted to the bar in the District of Columbia
A profile of Charlotte Ray, first African American woman lawyer in the US and first woman admitted to the bar in the District of Columbia
Harriet Tubman, Moses of Her People
A four-part in-depth biography of Harriet Tubman, highlighting the four phases of her life: her life in slavery, her years as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, her service in the U.S. Civil War, and her later years working for reform and telling her story.
A four-part in-depth biography of Harriet Tubman, highlighting the four phases of her life: her life in slavery, her years as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, her service in the U.S. Civil War, and her later years working for reform and telling her story.
Sojourner Truth
Abolitionist and women's rights advocate Sojourner Truth was a familiar figure in the 19th century in America. Biography and links from your About Guide to Women's History.
Abolitionist and women's rights advocate Sojourner Truth was a familiar figure in the 19th century in America. Biography and links from your About Guide to Women's History.
Address of Dr Alexander Crummell
The condition of African American women in slavery, and how to improve the lot of black women in the present generation (1880s).
The condition of African American women in slavery, and how to improve the lot of black women in the present generation (1880s).
Admissions 1860-1920
When Mary Jane Patterson graduated from Oberlin College in 1862, she became the first African American woman to be awarded a bachelor's degree. This site focuses on the history of higher education for African American women.
When Mary Jane Patterson graduated from Oberlin College in 1862, she became the first African American woman to be awarded a bachelor's degree. This site focuses on the history of higher education for African American women.
Elizabeth Johnson Harris
Harris' writings, here in both images and text, give insight into the life of an African American woman in the late 19th - early 20th century.
Harris' writings, here in both images and text, give insight into the life of an African American woman in the late 19th - early 20th century.
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Left Legacy Worth Celebrating
Article on Frances Ellen Watkins Harper who "represented many causes and constituencies during an 85-year life: She was an activist for black empowerment, voting rights, feminism, spirituality, plus moral and ethical living."
Article on Frances Ellen Watkins Harper who "represented many causes and constituencies during an 85-year life: She was an activist for black empowerment, voting rights, feminism, spirituality, plus moral and ethical living."
Multi-Racial Movement in the Baltimore YWCA 1883-1926
YWCAs developed to address problems of working class women in large cities. This site shows, through an overview with accompanying source documents, how the YWCA in one city, Baltimore, worked to address such issues across racial lines.
YWCAs developed to address problems of working class women in large cities. This site shows, through an overview with accompanying source documents, how the YWCA in one city, Baltimore, worked to address such issues across racial lines.
The Progress of Colored Women
An 1898 address by Mary Church Terrell to the National American Women's Suffrage Association at the 50th anniversary of Seneca Falls.
An 1898 address by Mary Church Terrell to the National American Women's Suffrage Association at the 50th anniversary of Seneca Falls.
Relief Report, Washington DC, 1894
Thirty-second annual report of the National Association for the Relief of Destitute Colored Women and Children for the year ending January 1, 1895.
Thirty-second annual report of the National Association for the Relief of Destitute Colored Women and Children for the year ending January 1, 1895.
Relief Report, Washington DC, 1899
Thirty-seventh annual report of the National Association for the Relief of Destitute Colored Women and Children, for the year ending January, 1900.
Thirty-seventh annual report of the National Association for the Relief of Destitute Colored Women and Children, for the year ending January, 1900.
Saint Frances' Academy for Colored Girls
1867-8 rules for a girls' school in Baltimore.
1867-8 rules for a girls' school in Baltimore.
Susan Baker King Taylor: Reminiscences of Life with the 33d
An article by Kimberly J. Largent on the memoirs of this African American woman. Susan Baker King Taylor was secretly schooled in her young years, who became a laundress while her husband enlisted in the Union army. She also served as a nurse, cleaned guns, and generally helped with the "colored" regiment's business, short of actual fighting.
An article by Kimberly J. Largent on the memoirs of this African American woman. Susan Baker King Taylor was secretly schooled in her young years, who became a laundress while her husband enlisted in the Union army. She also served as a nurse, cleaned guns, and generally helped with the "colored" regiment's business, short of actual fighting.