Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nora A. Gordon
Clear notability. African American woman, whose parents were slaves, educated as a teacher in 1880s were certainly not the norm in her time frame. Nor were women, regardless of race, often granted missionary posts. That she was the first Spelman graduate so placed, is significant. Multiple independent sources cited in the file, but additional sources are found as well. https://books.google.com.mx/books?id=XT3BjiuKoUEC&lpg=PA241&vq=Nora%20A.%20Gordon&pg=PA50#v=snippet&q=Nora%20A.%20Gordon&f=false here https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3861981/off_to_congo_the_atlanta_constitution/ newspapers.com article https://books.google.com.mx/books?id=SjVpAwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA224&ots=GayX8HKcKD&dq=nora%20a.%20gordon%2C%20missionary&pg=PA224#v=onepage&q=nora%20a.%20gordon,%20missionary&f=false credited with beginning Spelman's missionary tradition, https://books.google.com.mx/books?id=aLJkpO_CiUgC&lpg=PA293&ots=X1yo1q8tt5&dq=nora%20a.%20gordon%2C%20missionary&pg=PA293#v=onepage&q=nora%20a.%20gordon,%20missionary&f=false acclaimed missionary with additional source citations, https://books.google.com.mx/books?id=FES5klacj0AC&pg=PA227&lpg=PA227&dq=nora+a.+gordon,+missionary&source=bl&ots=DsbBRmWo6a&sig=_TVJ9Vcwehprvr6yfOsPGah67Fs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiy3ZOg2uvJAhVH7iYKHWjoB_oQ6AEINTAH#v=onepage&q=nora%20a.%20gordon%2C%20missionary&f=false founded a seminary in Africa in 1890 Does not appear as if  was done
— User:SusunW, NONE
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