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W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. and S 8th Street, Louisville
Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879-1961) - Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879-1961) A suffragist, orator, educator, & club/church leader for gender and racial equality, she worked in Louisville for the Foreign Mission Board of Nat’l Baptist Convention from 1900-1910. She created the Woman’s Industrial Club to teach work skills to Black women & was a founder of the Woman’s Convention NBC & KY Assoc. of Colored Women. Presented by Cheri B. Hamilton, Genie Potter.
Notable Educator, Social Activist - Burroughs opened the National Training School for Women and Girls in Washington, D.C. Pupils learned to become wage earners & homemakers. The school was renamed in her honor in 1964. Burroughs dedicated her life to a just society by advocating for voting rights as political power, full citizenship, & against lynching. Louisville Office for Women
Dedicated May 12, 2021.