Honoring Their Legacies: The Lived Experiences and Literacy Practices of Black Women Educators in the 19th and 20th Centuries

• In Event: Historical Accounts Shaping Current Literacy Practices

Abstract

Historically, Black girls and women have been at the forefront of the fight toward racial and gender equality in education (Muhammad et al., 2020; Baumgartner, 2019). This paper offers a historical snapshot of six Black women from the 19th and early 20th centuries, examining how they navigated anti-Black literacy laws and engaged in literacy practices and educational activism.

Author

• Ashley Houston King, Boston University