Mary Church Terrell

Overview

Mary Church Terrell born Memphis, TN September 23, 1863 (d. 1954). Black social reformer, spoke in German as only nonwhite woman at WILPF meeting Zürich 1919, and International Congress of Women Berlin 1904.

Quotations

"You may talk about peace till doomsday, but the world will never have it until the dark races are given a square deal." (May 15, 1919 to WILPF Zürich, Autobiography, p. 373, 1940; photo womenshistory)