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Anna J. Cooper
Philosopher · Activist · 1858–1964
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About Anna J. Cooper
Anna J. Cooper was an educator, author, speaker, and scholar whose work centered Black women’s education, intellectual agency, and social advancement. Her 1892 book, *A Voice from the South*, became a foundational text in Black feminist thought. Cooper also pursued advanced scholarship and remained active in educational leadership throughout her long career.
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Read quote → ✓Source verified“Only the Black Woman can say “when and where I enter, in the quiet, undisputed dignity of my womanhood, without violence and without suing or special patronage, then and there the whole Negro race enters with me.””
Read quote → ✓Source verified“The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class,—it is the cause of human kind, the very birthright of humanity.”