Trades Hall
Nannie Helen Burroughs, the activist who refused to marry to enable her educate Black women
Nannie Helen Burroughs was an extraordinary student in her early years. She completed M Street High School with honors. Despite her astounding academic accomplishments, no school in Washington, D.C. was willing to offer her a job. The elite Black community deepened her woes because they would not want anything to do with her because her…
