Nannie Helen Burroughs

CTL-E-4408 · Person · educator · 1879-1961

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Educator, religious leader, and social activist (May 2, 1879 - May 20, 1961), born Orange, Virginia. Helped found the Women's Convention auxiliary of the National Baptist Convention (corresponding secretary 1900-1947; president 1948-1961); founded the National Training School for Women and Girls (1909).

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RELP101 supporting entity: missionary-society leader linked to CTL-E-1396.

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Stanford King Institute - Burroughs, Nannie Helen. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/burroughs-nannie-helen

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