Description: Further DetailsTitle: This Noble WomanCondition: NewSubtitle: Myrtilla Miner and Her Fight to Establish a School for African American Girls in the Slaveholding SouthAuthor: Michael M. GreenburgFormat: HardbackEAN: 9780912777092ISBN: 9780912777092Publisher: Chicago Review PressGenre: Children's ReferenceRelease Date: 08/01/2018Description: Frederick Douglass dismissed Myrtilla’s plan to open a school for African American girls in the slaveholding South as “reckless, almost to the point of madness.” But Myrtilla Miner, the daughter of poor white farmers in Madison County, New York, was relentless. Fueled by an unyielding feminist conviction, and against a tide of hostility, on December 3, 1851, the fiery educator and abolitionist opened the School for Colored Girls—the only school in Washington, DC, dedicated to training African American students to be teachers. Although often in poor health, Myrtilla was a fierce advocate for her school, fending off numerous attacks, including stonings, arson, and physical threats, and discouraging local “rowdies” by brandishing her revolver with open displays of target practice. The school would gradually gain national fame and stimulate a nationwide debate on the education of black people. Myrtilla’s School for Colored Girls would slowly flourish through the years, and its mission exists even today through the University of the District of Columbia. This Noble Woman is the first modern biography of Myrtilla Miner for young adults, and includes historic photos, source notes, a bibliography, and a list of resources for further exploration.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 215mmItem Length: 139mmItem Width: 20mmItem Weight: 426gBook Series: Women of ActionRelease Year: 2018 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: This Noble Woman
Title: This Noble Woman
Subtitle: Myrtilla Miner and Her Fight to Establish a School for African Am
EAN: 9780912777092
ISBN: 9780912777092
Release Date: 08/01/2018
Release Year: 2018
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Series: Women of Action
Book Title: This Noble Woman : Myrtilla Miner and Her Fight to Establish a School for African American Girls in the Slaveholding South
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Topic: Slavery, Biography & Autobiography / Women, Biography & Autobiography / Historical, Educators, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2018
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 15.1 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: Michael M. Greenburg
Book Series: Women of Action Ser.
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Hardcover
