Anna Julia Cooper
(1858–1964) Cooper was born into slavery, but had no memory of it. She taught until she married when she was forced to leave her post temporarily, until his death two years after their marriage. Her book about Southern black woman was considered the first feminist work by an African American woman.
- "The Higher Education of Women" (1892)
- A Voice from the South by a Black Woman of the South
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