Occupation – Education – Principal
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978)
Educator, political campaigner, and women’s rights activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was born Frances Abigail Olufunmilayo Olufela Folorunso Thomas on October 25,...
Willie C. Stewart Sr (1935- )
Willie C. Stewart Sr. became Tacoma, Washington’s first Black school principal at Lincoln High School on June 25, 1970. Stewart’s...
Lena Lowery Sawner (1874-1949)
Lena Lowery Sawner was Oklahoma’s first Black public school principal as well as its first female public school principal. She...
Hale Giddings Parker (1851-1925)
Hale Giddings Parker was a Midwest lawyer and political activist. He was the only African American appointed a Commissioner (an...
