On This Day In Black History: "Anna Julia Haywood Cooper (August 10, 1858 – February 27, 1964"
Anna Julia Haywood Cooper (August 10, 1858 – February 27, 1964) was an American author, educator, sociologist, speaker, Black liberation activist, and one of the most prominent African-American scholars in United States history.
Born into slavery in 1858, Cooper went on to receive a world-class education and claim power and prestige in academic and social circles. In 1924, she received her PhD from the Sorbonne, University of Paris. Cooper became the fourth African-American woman to earn a doctoral degree.
READ MORE: This Day In Black History: "Anna Julia Haywood Cooper (August 10, 1858 – February 27, 1964"
Born into slavery in 1858, Cooper went on to receive a world-class education and claim power and prestige in academic and social circles. In 1924, she received her PhD from the Sorbonne, University of Paris. Cooper became the fourth African-American woman to earn a doctoral degree.
READ MORE: This Day In Black History: "Anna Julia Haywood Cooper (August 10, 1858 – February 27, 1964"
