History

See also:

• Society: Ethnicity: African: African-American: History  (147)
• Society: History: By Region: North America: United States: Women  (59)

Charlotte Hawkins Brown - - Biography and photos of the founder of Palmer Memorial Institute in North Carolina, a school for African-American women founded in 1902.

Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman - - First black woman to be set free in US.

Madam C.J. Walker (1867-1919) - - Biography and photographs of the self-made millionaire, philanthropist, and social activist by her biographer and great-great-granddaughter, A'Lelia Bundles.

Mary McLeod Bethune, Educator - - This educational unit from the Florida State Archives contains photographs of Mary McLeod Bethune, her family, and her school. An interview with Bethune gives a first-hand account of her life and the founding of her school. Lesson plans are included.

MaryMcLeod Bethune Council House - - The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site commemorates the life of Mary McLeod Bethune and the organization she founded, the National Council of Negro Women.

National Black Herstory Task Force, Inc. - - An organisation chronicling and celebrating the lives of women of African descent and their alliances world wide.

Slavery Bibliography at the C.W. Post Library - - Bibliography related to women and slaver.