Anna J. Cooper | |
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![]() Cooper c. 1902 | |
Born | Anna Julia Haywood August 10, 1858 |
Died | February 27, 1964 Washington, D.C., US | (aged 105)
Burial place | City Cemetery in Raleigh, NC |
Education | |
Known for | Fourth African American woman to receive a PhD |
Spouse |
George A. C. Cooper
(m. 1877; died 1879) |
Children | Lula Love Lawson (foster daughter) [1] |
Mother | Hannah Stanley Haywood |
Relatives | John Haywood (grandfather) |
Anna Julia Cooper (née Haywood; August 10, 1858 – February 27, 1964) was an American author, educator, sociologist, speaker, Black liberation activist, Black feminist leader, and one of the most prominent African-American scholars in United States history.
Born into slavery in 1858, Cooper received a world-class education, which enabled her to claim sway and prestige in academic and social circles.[2] In 1924, she received her PhD from the Sorbonne, University of Paris.[3] Cooper became the fourth African-American woman to earn a doctoral degree.[a][4] She was also a prominent member of Washington, D.C.'s African-American community, and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.
Cooper made contributions to social science fields, particularly in sociology. Her first book, A Voice from the South: By a Black Woman of the South, is widely acknowledged as one of the first articulations of Black feminism, giving Cooper the often-used title of "the Mother of Black Feminism".[5]
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