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Nannie Helen Burroughs (May 2, 1879 – May 20, 1961) was an educator, orator, religious leader, civil rights activist, feminist, and businesswoman in the United States. Her speech "How the Sisters Are Hindered from Helping," at the 1900 National Baptist Convention in Virginia, instantly won her fame and recognition.
Nannie Helen Burroughs (2 de mayo de 1879-20 de mayo de 1961) fue una educadora, líder religiosa y activista de los derechos civiles estadounidense.
31 de mar. de 2021 · Educator and activist. Place of Birth: Orange, VA. Date of Birth: 1879/1880. Place of Death: Washington, DC. Date of Death: 1961. Around 1880, Nannie Helen Burroughs was born to a formerly enslaved couple living in Orange, Virginia. Her father died when she was young, and she and her mother relocated to Washington, DC.
Nannie Helen Burroughs was an educator, religious leader, and social activist who helped found the Women’s Auxiliary of the National Baptist Convention (NBC).
27 de mar. de 2007 · Nannie Helen Burroughs never married. She devoted her life to the National Trade and Professional School for Women and Girls and remained its principal until her death in 1961. Three years later the institution she founded was renamed the Nannie Burroughs School.
By 1928, Burroughs had expanded course offerings, oversaw construction of a larger building, and increased the student population to include women and girls from across the country, the Caribbean, and Africa. In addition to her work as an educator and church leader, Burroughs was active in politics and civil rights.
28 de feb. de 2021 · Nannie Helen Burroughs fought tirelessly for Black women of every shade to win the right to an education, fair wages, suffrage and a place of leadership in the country.
