Sallie Wyatt Stewart
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Sallie Wyatt Stewart succeeded Mary McLeod Bethune
as President of the National Association of Colored Women
. During her term in office the membership of the organization was estimated at about 200,000 women.
, where she graduated from Evansville High School in 1897. The next year she began teaching in the Evansville public schools while continuing her education at Evansville Norman Cadet School and the University of Chicago
. She worked as teacher most of her adult life.
On November 30, 1911, she married Logan Henry Stewart, a real estate agent based in Evansville.
She organized and served for five years as President of the Indiana Federation of Colored Women. She also edited "Hoosier Women," the official publication of the organization.
In 1928, she was unanimously elected President of the National Association of Colored Women, succeeding Mary McLeod Bethune
. She served until 1933. Prior to her election, Stewart served as Vice-President-at-Large of the organization for four years.
One of Stewart's accomplishments as president was the founding of the National Association of Colored Girls (a youth affiliate of the National Association of Colored Women) in 1930.
She died in the 1950s.
Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary Jane McLeod Bethune was an American educator and civil rights leader best known for starting a school for African American students in Daytona Beach, Florida, that eventually became Bethune-Cookman University and for being an advisor to President Franklin D...
as President of the National Association of Colored Women
National Association of Colored Women
The National Association of Colored Women Clubs was established in Washington, D.C., USA, by the merger in 1896 of the National Federation of Afro-American Women, the Women's Era Club of Boston, and the National League of Colored Women of Washington, DC, as well as smaller organizations that had...
. During her term in office the membership of the organization was estimated at about 200,000 women.
Biography
Sallie Wyatt was born in Ensle, Tennessee on January 4, 1881 as the daughter of Armstead and Eliza (Jones) Wyatt. As a child her family moved to Evansville, IndianaEvansville, Indiana
Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...
, where she graduated from Evansville High School in 1897. The next year she began teaching in the Evansville public schools while continuing her education at Evansville Norman Cadet School and the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. She worked as teacher most of her adult life.
On November 30, 1911, she married Logan Henry Stewart, a real estate agent based in Evansville.
She organized and served for five years as President of the Indiana Federation of Colored Women. She also edited "Hoosier Women," the official publication of the organization.
In 1928, she was unanimously elected President of the National Association of Colored Women, succeeding Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary Jane McLeod Bethune was an American educator and civil rights leader best known for starting a school for African American students in Daytona Beach, Florida, that eventually became Bethune-Cookman University and for being an advisor to President Franklin D...
. She served until 1933. Prior to her election, Stewart served as Vice-President-at-Large of the organization for four years.
One of Stewart's accomplishments as president was the founding of the National Association of Colored Girls (a youth affiliate of the National Association of Colored Women) in 1930.
She died in the 1950s.