The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-05
WOMEN LEADERS Of THE COLORED RACE
Something About the Famous Members Of the National Afro
.>' American Council to Meet at ST. Paul Next Week.
(For Portraits See Page 4 of Part ID

The National Afro-American council
Paul next week. This gathering Of lead
ers of the colored race will bring to-
gether a notable assemblage of prominent
colored women who will be heard on the
programs and in the discussions: -.
The Adelphai club, the influential or
ganization of colored women in st. Paul
and Minneapolis has been conspicuous in
making the arrangements for the conven-
ton, being largely represented on the
executive committee. The club is plan
ming to give reception in honor of the
distinguished women who are coming and
this will probably be given on Tuesday
afternoon. The club has recently Joined
the Afro American council and is also a
member of the National Association of
Colored Women. -.-..
Probably the most interesting visitor
will be Mrs. Josephine Silone Yates, pres
ident Of the National Association of Col
ored Women. Mrs. Yates is native of
New York, but was educated In Newport,
R. l., where she was graduated from the
Rogers high school and from the state
normal school in Providence, with the
highest honors. She began teaching in
1876 and eight of her ten years as a
teacher were spent in Lincoln institute,
Jefferson City, Mo. She is the wife Of
w. L. Yates, principal Of the Wendell
Phillips school of Kansas City.
Mrs. Yates carries on regular lines of
study and literary work. She is an eff
cient and sympathetic worker in every
cause looking to the betterment of hu-
manity.
Another leader of the National Associa-
tion of Colored Women who will be pres
ent is Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, it's first
president. She is an Oberlin gradual Q,
1ryhn cla r ,I,O. ~
her class and received high honors. She
is woman of great refinement and culti-
walton and brilliant orator. She is in
much demand as platform speaker in
lyceum courses and summer assemblies.
After her graduation she taught French
and German in Wilberforce college at
Xenia, Ohio, for two years, and then be-
came head teacher of German in the COL
ored high school of Washington. She
went abroad for two years special study
Of modern languages and then returned to
her work in Washington. In 1895 she was
elected a member of the school board of
Washington, being one of the two colored
represent atives. She served with con-
spicuous ability for five years and then re-
signed, owing to the pressure of other
duties. The position of registrar OF
she refused It.. Her husband is a Har-
ward graduate and a member Of well
known law firm of Washington.
Mrs. Ida B. Wells Barnett Of Chicago
is native of Mississippi, and began he1
education when the freedmen's schools
were started, but on account of the death
of both her parents of yellow fever within
a few days of each other, she was obliged
to give up school and undertake the sup
port, and education Of five younger chill
dren. She taught in the country schools
and attended Rust university between
school terms. In 1884 she secured a posi-
| tion in the Memphis public schools, where
she remained for seven years. During he1
years of teaching in Memphis she begar
to write, first for Memphis papers,. Hell
writings were mostly on some phase o.