Josephine Beall Willson Bruce
(1853-1923)
American activist
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Josephine Beall Willson Bruce (October 29, 1853 – February 15, 1923) was a women's rights activist in the late 1890s and early 1900s. She spent a majority of her time working for the National Organization of Afro-American Women. She was a prominent socialite in Washington, D.C., throughout most of her life where she lived with her husband, United States Senator Blanche Bruce. In addition to these accomplishments, she was the first Black teacher in the public school system in Cleveland, and she eventually became a highly regarded educator at Tuskegee University in Alabama.
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29 October 1853 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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15 February 1923 (aged 69) Kimball, West Virginia, U.S.
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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