Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879 - 1961)

Born 2 May 1879 in Orange, Virginia, United States

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Biography

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Nannie Burroughs was born in 1879, to parents who were emancipated slaves. Her father was John Burroughs, a preacher. Her mother was Jennie Poindexter Burroughs, a Sunday school teacher. Her maternal grandmother was Maria (Unknown) Poindexter. The family moved to Washington, DC in 1883, where Nannie attended school, starting 2 years late due to Typhoid fever. After Grammar School, Nannie attended M St. High School (AKA Preparatory High School for Colored Youths), where she studied under notables Anna Julia Cooper and Mary Church Terrell. While there she organized the Harriet Beecher Stowe Literary Society. She graduated in 1896, with "a stellar academic record". ^[1] After being turned down for teaching jobs at M St. and the Tuskagee Institute because of the darkness of her skin, Nannie started The National Trade and Professional School for Women and Girls in Washington, DC, a vocational school for African-American women who were denied other opportunities. She was also an important figure in the struggle for women's suffrage. She passed away in 1961.

Research Notes

Name: Nannie Borroughs Event Type: Census Event Date: 1920 Event Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States Gender: Female Age: 39 Marital Status: Single Race: Black Race (Original): Black Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Own or Rent: Own Birth Year (Estimated): 1881 Birthplace: Virginia Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Sheet Letter: A Sheet Number: 10

District: ED 253 Sheet Number and Letter: 10A Household ID: 143 Line Number: 1 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T625 Affiliate Film Number: 209 GS Film Number: 1820209 Digital Folder Number: 004964391 Image Number: 00334

Citing this Record "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNL5-765 : accessed 18 March 2020), Nannie Borroughs, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing ED 253, sheet 10A, line 1, family 143, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 209; FHL microfilm 1,820,209.

Sources

1. ↑ Nannie Helen Burroughs: a Documentary Portrait https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HCPQT3W/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1#reader_B07HCPQT3W

• https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/3/15/1923809/-Women-s-History-Month-Forgotten-Foremother-Nannie-Helen-Burroughs
• Library of Congress [1]
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNL5-765 : accessed 18 March 2020), Nannie Borroughs, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing ED 253, sheet 10A, line 1, family 143, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 209; FHL microfilm 1,820,209.
• Nannie Helen Burroughs: a Documentary Portrait [2]

See also:

• Wikipedia page: Wikipedia: Nannie_Helen_Burroughs
• Wikidata: Item Q6963837, en:Wikipedia