Annie Nathan Meyer

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Annie Nathan Meyer was an American author and activist best known for her pivotal role in expanding women's higher education, including helping to establish Barnard College in New York City.

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instanceOf activist
author
feminist
human
birthName Annie Nathan Meyer self-linksurface differs
surface form: Annie Nathan
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1867-02-19
dateOfDeath 1951-09-23
describedBySource Encyclopaedia Judaica
Jewish Women's Archive
educatedAt Columbia University
surface form: Columbia University School of General Studies
ethnicGroup Jewish Americans
surface form: American Jews
familyName Meyer
genre drama
essays
fiction
givenName Annie
hasPartIn founding of Barnard College in 1889
knownFor advocacy for women's higher education
campaigning for women's admission to Columbia University–affiliated education
helping to found Barnard College
languageOfWorkOrName English
livedIn Manhattan
memberOf Board of Trustees of Barnard College
surface form: Barnard College board of trustees
movement women's education movement
women's rights movement
nativeLanguage English
notableWork Barnard Beginnings
Helen Brent, M.D.
Robert Annys: Poor Priest
occupation educator
essayist
novelist
playwright
placeOfBirth New York
New York City
United States of America
placeOfDeath New York
New York City
United States of America
positionHeld trustee of Barnard College
relative Benjamin Nathan
Emma Lazarus
religion Judaism
residence New York City
sexOrGender female
sibling Maud Nathan
spouse Alfred Meyer

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Barnard College foundedBy Annie Nathan Meyer
Annie Nathan Meyer birthName Annie Nathan Meyer self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Annie Nathan