caption death_date death_place birth_place image_size name birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation
the afro-american press and its editors , 1891 17 march 1949 cleveland , ohio goochland county , virginia 225px josephine turpin washington 31 july 1861 dr. samuel somerville hawkins washington josephine turpin washington o0.jpg josephine turpin washington
 josephine turpin educator and writer
josephine turpin washington

josephine turpin washington -lrb- july 31 , 1861 -- march 17 , 1949 -rrb- was a noted african-american writer and teacher .
she was a long-time educator and a frequent contributor of articles to magazines and newspapers typically concerning some aspect of racism in america .
washington was a great-granddaughter of mary jefferson turpin , a paternal aunt of thomas jefferson .
