Mathilda Beasley
Mathilda Taylor Beasley was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 14, 1832.[1] Beasley educated slaves in her home before the Civil War although this was illegal at the time. [2] Later in life after becoming a Franciscan nun in England, Beasley returned to the United States and founded a group of African-American sisters in Georgia, called the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis. [3] Beasley attempted to affiliate her group with the Franciscan Order but was ultimately unsuccessful.[4] She also started one of the first orphanages in the United States for African-American girls. [5] She died on December 20, 1903.[1]
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References
- 1 2 "Honorees: Mathilda Taylor Beasley". Georgia Women of Achievement. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ↑ http://library.armstrong.edu/Beasley_Mathilda.pdf
- ↑ http://savannahnow.com/stories/022104/LOC_nun.shtml#.V-vikBTLS2w
- ↑ Black Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia. First Indiana University Press Edition. 1994. pp. 99–100. ISBN 0-253-32774-1.
- ↑ http://savannahnow.com/stories/022104/LOC_nun.shtml#.V-vikBTLS2w
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