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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) [a] is an American civil rights organization formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington, Moorfield Storey, Ida B. Wells, Lillian Wald, and Henry Moskowitz.
Florence Ruth LeSueur [1] (March 17, 1898 – June 27, 1991) [2] was an African-American civic leader, activist and the first woman president of an NAACP chapter. She was a champion of black rights in employment and education.
Mary White Ovington was born April 11, 1865, in Brooklyn, New York City.Her grandmother attended the Connecticut congregation of Samuel Joseph May.Her parents, members of the Unitarian Church were supporters of women's rights and had been involved in the anti-slavery movement.
Lampkin's effective skills as an orator, fundraiser, organizer, and political activist guided the work being conducted by the National Association of Colored Women (NACW); National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); National Council of Negro Women and other leading civil rights organizations of the Progressive Era.
Florence Moltrop Kelley (September 12, 1859 – February 17, 1932) was an American social and political reformer who coined the term wage abolitionism.Her work against sweatshops and for the minimum wage, eight-hour workdays, [1] and children's rights [2] is widely regarded today.
The first all-women of color National Association for the Advancement of Colored People C-suite team is working to leave a The post Meet the first NAACP all-women of color C-suite appeared first ...
The woman's club movement became part of Progressive era social reform, which was reflected by many of the reforms and issues addressed by club members. [3] According to Maureen A. Flanagan, [4] many women's clubs focused on the welfare of their community because of their shared experiences in tending to the well-being of home-life.
The lawsuit is the first legal challenge against Missouri’s elections law signed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson in July.