Fanny Jackson Coppin
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Fanny Jackson Coppin was a pioneering African American educator and one of the first Black women in the United States to become a school principal and a leader in higher education.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American educator
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educator ⓘ missionary ⓘ person ⓘ school principal ⓘ |
| birthName | Fanny Marion Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1837-01-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1913-01-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Oberlin College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Institute for Colored Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeAsPrincipal | 1902 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Jackson Coppin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | teacher training ⓘ |
| fullName | Fanny Jackson Coppin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Fanny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1865 ⓘ |
| honouredBy | Coppin State University being named in her honor ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Black higher education in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for industrial and classical education for African Americans
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promoting teacher training for Black women ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy | pioneer for Black women in educational leadership ⓘ |
| missionaryWorkLocation | Cape Town, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
African American education movement
NERFINISHED
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women's education movement ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | one of the first African American women to graduate from Oberlin College ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first Black women in the United States to become a school principal
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being one of the first Black women school principals in the United States ⓘ leadership in higher education for African Americans ⓘ |
| occupation |
college administrator
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educator ⓘ missionary ⓘ school principal ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| placeOfDeath | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
principal of the Institute for Colored Youth
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teacher at the Institute for Colored Youth ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| spouse | Levi Jenkins Coppin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| startTimeAsPrincipal | 1869 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote | Reminiscences of School Life, and Hints on Teaching NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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