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Joan Imogen Howard

1851-00-00 – 1937-11-08

Portrait of Joan Imogen Howard
Joan Imogen HowardCredit: Lawson Andrew Scruggs

Life & Legacy

Joan Imogen Howard (7 November 1848, Boston – 8 November 1937, Philadelphia) was an American educator and principal from the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Characterized as a "black liberal integrationist", she was the first African American graduate of Girls High and Normal School in Boston, as well as the only African American to serve on a state board for the Columbian Exposition.

Occupation & Career

educator

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q28823215 — wikidata View source

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