Mary Burnett Talbert

Overview

Mary Morris Burnett Talbert born Oberlin, OH September 17, 1866 (d. 1923). Prominent African-American social reformer. Suffragist; orator; peace activist; WILPF pioneer. Co-organized Niagara Movement against segregation. Served as Red Cross nurse in France WWI.

Quotations

"[A]ll know that no permanent peace will triumph until all are ready to do justice and give justice to all." ("The Negro’s Right to World Citizenship", The World’s Moral Problems, Nov. 1919, p. 270; photo blackhistory-101.com)