1869 - Fanny Jackson Coppin, First African-American Female Principle
Title
1869 - Fanny Jackson Coppin, First African-American Female Principle
Description
Portrait image of Fanny Jackson Coppin
"Fanny Jackson Coppin (October 15, 1837 – January 21, 1913) was an African American educator...She served as the principal of the Ladies Department and taught Greek, Latin, and Mathematics…[she was] the first African American woman to become a school principal. In her 37 years at the Institute, Fanny Jackson was responsible for vast educational improvements in Philadelphia. She was the first African American superintendent of a school district in the United States."
"Fanny Jackson Coppin (October 15, 1837 – January 21, 1913) was an African American educator...She served as the principal of the Ladies Department and taught Greek, Latin, and Mathematics…[she was] the first African American woman to become a school principal. In her 37 years at the Institute, Fanny Jackson was responsible for vast educational improvements in Philadelphia. She was the first African American superintendent of a school district in the United States."
Creator
Institute for Colored Youth
Date
1869
Source
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Relation
Link: Fanny Jackson Coppin
Rights
Portrait image of Fanny Jackson Coppin
Source: Fanny Jackson Coppin, born a slave, graduated from Oberlin College and became the first African-American woman to become a school principal. Retrieved on http://alturl.com/uuz5i
Source: Fanny Jackson Coppin, born a slave, graduated from Oberlin College and became the first African-American woman to become a school principal. Retrieved on http://alturl.com/uuz5i
Publisher
Institute for Colored Youth
Contributor
Institute for Colored Youth
Format
Medium: Photograph
Language
English
Type
Figures
Identifier
Fancy Jackson Coppin, African-Americans, School Principal, Education, Women
Coverage
Historic
Files
Collection
Reference
Institute for Colored Youth, 1869 - Fanny Jackson Coppin, First African-American Female Principle, Institute for Colored Youth, 1869
Cite As
Institute for Colored Youth, “1869 - Fanny Jackson Coppin, First African-American Female Principle,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed March 29, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/267.