Anna J. Cooper
Introduction
Anna Julia Haywood Cooper (August 10, 1858 - February 27, 1964) was an American writer, educator, sociologist, Black Liberation activist and one of the most prominent African-American academics in US history. After receiving her doctorate in history from the University of Paris-Sorbonne in 1924, Cooper became the fourth African American woman to obtain a doctorate. He was also a prominent member of Washington, the Afro-American community of DC and a member of the Alpha Alpha Kappa Alpha brotherhood.
Childhood And Education
Anna "Annie" Julia Cooper was born into slavery in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1858 to Hannah Stanley Haywood, a slave woman at the home of prominent Wake County landowner George Washington Haywood. It is believed that George or his brother Fabius J. Haywood are Cooper's father. Cooper worked as a domestic servant at Haywood House and had two older brothers, Andrew J. Haywood and Rufus Haywood. Andrew was a slave of Dr. Fabius J. Haywood, and later served in the Spanish-American War. Rufus was also born a slave and was the leader of Stanley's Band.
In 1868, when Cooper was nine years old, he received a scholarship and began his education at the San Agustin Normal College and Collegiate Institute, recently opened in Raleigh, founded by the local Episcopal Diocese for the purpose of training teachers to educate Former slaves and their families. The Rev. J. Brinton offered Anna J. Cooper a scholarship to help pay his expenses. According to Mark S. Giles, a Cooper biographer, "the educational levels offered at St. Augustine ranged from elementary school to high school, including commercial skills training." During her fourteen years in St. Augustine, she distinguished herself as a bright and ambitious student, who demonstrated equal promise in liberal arts and analytical disciplines such as mathematics and science; His subjects included languages (Latin, French, Greek), English literature, mathematics and science. Although the school had a special track reserved for women, called the "Ladies' Course," and the administration actively discouraged women from pursuing higher-level courses, Cooper fought for his right to take a course reserved for men, . In fact, Cooper excelled in his studies to the point of being able to teach the younger students. During this period, St. Augustine's pedagogical emphasis was on training young men for ministry and preparing for additional training in four-year colleges. One of these men, George A. Cooper, would later become her husband for two years until his death. Cooper's work as a tutor also helped her pay for her educational expenses. …show more content…
After completing her studies, she remained in the institution as an instructor. In the school year 18831-84 he taught classical classes, modern history, superior English, and vocal and instrumental music; She did not appear as a teacher in 1884-85, but in 18851-86 she was listed as "Instructor in Classical, Rhetoric, Etc." In an ironic twist, the early death of her husband may well have contributed to her ability to continue teaching; If she had stayed married, she could have been encouraged or forced to leave the university to become a housewife. After her husband's death, Cooper entered Oberlin College, Ohio, where she continued to insist on following the course of study for men. After teaching briefly at Wilberforce College, Cooper returned to St. Augustine in 1885. She then returned to Oberlin and won an M.A. In Mathematics in 1887. Moving to Washington, DC - where he
Introduction
Anna Julia Haywood Cooper (August 10, 1858 - February 27, 1964) was an American writer, educator, sociologist, Black Liberation activist and one of the most prominent African-American academics in US history. After receiving her doctorate in history from the University of Paris-Sorbonne in 1924, Cooper became the fourth African American woman to obtain a doctorate. He was also a prominent member of Washington, the Afro-American community of DC and a member of the Alpha Alpha Kappa Alpha brotherhood.
Childhood And Education
Anna "Annie" Julia Cooper was born into slavery in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1858 to Hannah Stanley Haywood, a slave woman at the home of prominent Wake County landowner George Washington Haywood. It is believed that George or his brother Fabius J. Haywood are Cooper's father. Cooper worked as a domestic servant at Haywood House and had two older brothers, Andrew J. Haywood and Rufus Haywood. Andrew was a slave of Dr. Fabius J. Haywood, and later served in the Spanish-American War. Rufus was also born a slave and was the leader of Stanley's Band.
In 1868, when Cooper was nine years old, he received a scholarship and began his education at the San Agustin Normal College and Collegiate Institute, recently opened in Raleigh, founded by the local Episcopal Diocese for the purpose of training teachers to educate Former slaves and their families. The Rev. J. Brinton offered Anna J. Cooper a scholarship to help pay his expenses. According to Mark S. Giles, a Cooper biographer, "the educational levels offered at St. Augustine ranged from elementary school to high school, including commercial skills training." During her fourteen years in St. Augustine, she distinguished herself as a bright and ambitious student, who demonstrated equal promise in liberal arts and analytical disciplines such as mathematics and science; His subjects included languages (Latin, French, Greek), English literature, mathematics and science. Although the school had a special track reserved for women, called the "Ladies' Course," and the administration actively discouraged women from pursuing higher-level courses, Cooper fought for his right to take a course reserved for men, . In fact, Cooper excelled in his studies to the point of being able to teach the younger students. During this period, St. Augustine's pedagogical emphasis was on training young men for ministry and preparing for additional training in four-year colleges. One of these men, George A. Cooper, would later become her husband for two years until his death. Cooper's work as a tutor also helped her pay for her educational expenses. …show more content…
After completing her studies, she remained in the institution as an instructor. In the school year 18831-84 he taught classical classes, modern history, superior English, and vocal and instrumental music; She did not appear as a teacher in 1884-85, but in 18851-86 she was listed as "Instructor in Classical, Rhetoric, Etc." In an ironic twist, the early death of her husband may well have contributed to her ability to continue teaching; If she had stayed married, she could have been encouraged or forced to leave the university to become a housewife. After her husband's death, Cooper entered Oberlin College, Ohio, where she continued to insist on following the course of study for men. After teaching briefly at Wilberforce College, Cooper returned to St. Augustine in 1885. She then returned to Oberlin and won an M.A. In Mathematics in 1887. Moving to Washington, DC - where he