03/02/2022
Nannie saw a need in her community and she acted on it.✊🏿✊🏿
During her time, schooling for black women was hard to come by.
Despite it being a risk to her life (racism), Nannie made it her duty to ensure black women had access to education.
She wanted to make sure they were self-reliant, confident, & that they had skills beyond the skills required for housework. The women were also required to take Negro studies.
Nannie did not receive the support she hoped for at first. Some movement leaders at the time, such as Booker T. Washington did not believe Black people in Washington D.C. would contribute financially to the initiative.
Other people disapproved because they didn't like the idea of women doing anything other than housework. Nannie proved them all wrong, receiving most of the schools contributions from Black women & children in the D.C. area.
Women attended the school from countries all over the world, such as Haiti. 🇭🇹.
Nannie also believed in Worker's Rights and started an organization to support the development of those rights for Black women.
What will you fight for in your community?
