Mary Church Terrell was an extraordinary African-American woman who spent her life as a civil rights activist. She moved and shaped the political community in Washington, D.C and beyond. Here are five ...

Mary Church Terrell was a reserved, yet outspoken activist who laid the foundation for the civil rights movement. Born in 1863, the year of the Emancipation Proclamation, she lived a bifurcated life ...

Mary Church Terrell was born during the Civil War, right after the Emancipation Proclamation. The daughter of former slaves who became successful entrepreneurs, she grew up in a household where ...

Oberlin, one of the first institutions of higher learning to open its doors to both black people and women upon its founding in 1833, has named its main library for civil rights activist and women’s ...

Historical markers around the Mid-South sometimes honor a person who did one great thing. But one Memphis native honored with a new historical marker is considered several Levels Up above her peers ...

I recently received the National Association of University Women’s (NAUW) Mary Eliza Church Terrell award for exemplary global acts of service as a Hopeologist at the organization’s HBCU Sunshine ...

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Click to open image viewer. Desk calendar monogrammed for Mary Church Terrell. The round calendar has an engraved metal frame with a flower motif. [MCT] is engraved in the center. Months and days are ...

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