Nannie Helen Burroughs

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:addressed Racial inequality
gptkbp:advocatesFor Women's education
Access to education
Vocational training for women
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Baptist_Church
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NAACP_Spingarn_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate May 2, 1879
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Lincoln_Memorial_Cemetery
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:Black_History_Month
gptkbp:collaboratedWith Community organizations
gptkbp:contributedTo Community development
gptkbp:contribution Women's rights advocacy
gptkbp:deathDate January 20, 1961
gptkbp:education gptkb:Bishop_College
gptkbp:encouraged Self-sufficiency among women
Civic_participation
gptkbp:established Scholarships for women
gptkbp:foughtAgainst Discrimination in education
gptkbp:founded gptkb:National_Training_School_for_Women_and_Girls
Cultural organizations
Women's clubs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nannie Helen Burroughs
gptkbp:influenced Educational policies
African_American_education
gptkbp:influencedBy Booker T. Washington
gptkbp:inspiration Social reform movements
Future generations of educators
gptkbp:involvedIn Community service
gptkbp:knownFor Advocacy_for_African_American_women
gptkbp:led_to Educational initiatives
gptkbp:legacy Pioneer_in_education_for_African_American_women
gptkbp:mentor Young women
gptkbp:nationality African_American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:National_Training_School_for_Women_and_Girls
gptkbp:occupation Civil Rights Activist
Educator
gptkbp:organizes Conferences on education
gptkbp:participatedIn Women's suffrage movement
Civic engagement
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:promoted Cultural education
Civic responsibility
gptkbp:promotes Equal rights for women
gptkbp:publishedBy Pamphlets on education
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:National_Women's_Hall_of_Fame
Leadership in education
Historical societies
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Board_of_Education
gptkbp:spouse Unmarried
gptkbp:supported Health education
Literacy programs
Economic empowerment for women
gptkbp:taught Home economics
gptkbp:ticketingSystem Speeches on education
gptkbp:worksOn Social justice issues
gptkbp:worksWith African_American_leaders
gptkbp:wrote Articles on education and civil rights