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Black History Month: Otelia Cromwell
Feb. 5th, 2010 10:54 pmToday's featured woman - Otelia Cromwell - has the honor of going down in History for two different accomplishments.
She was the first black woman to receive a degree from from both Smith College and Yale University.
What's even more interesting, aside from her achievements (which not only include being the first black woman to receive degrees from those institutions - but also writing an often-cited biography on Lucretia Mott as well as having had a school founded in her name) is that Smith College has been holding Otelia Cromwell Day since 1989. On this day, they will cancel classes and hold workshops on race and diversity, in her honor.
More on Otelia Cromwell, and the day that honors her can be found at the Smith College page, as well as here.
She was the first black woman to receive a degree from from both Smith College and Yale University.
What's even more interesting, aside from her achievements (which not only include being the first black woman to receive degrees from those institutions - but also writing an often-cited biography on Lucretia Mott as well as having had a school founded in her name) is that Smith College has been holding Otelia Cromwell Day since 1989. On this day, they will cancel classes and hold workshops on race and diversity, in her honor.
More on Otelia Cromwell, and the day that honors her can be found at the Smith College page, as well as here.
