Fannie Barrier Williams | |
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Born | Frances Barrier February 12, 1855 Brockport, New York, U.S. |
Died | March 4, 1944 Brockport, New York, U.S. | (aged 89)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | The College at Brockport |
Occupation(s) | Educator, Activist |
Spouse |
S. Laing Williams (m. 1887) |
Frances Barrier Williams (February 12, 1855 – March 4, 1944) was an American educator, civil rights, and women's rights activist, and the first black woman to gain membership to the Chicago Woman's Club. She became well known for her efforts to have black people officially represented on the Board of Control of the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893. She was also a musician, a portraitist and studied foreign languages.