Almighty God, who didst inspire thy servant Anna Julia Haywood Cooper with the love of learning and the skill of teaching: Enlighten us more and more through the discipline of learning, and deepen our commitment to the education of all thy children; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Today the Episcopal Church commemorates Anna Julia Haywood Cooper, Educator, 1964 https://t.co/mfbLG91bys
A distinguished scholar and educator, she championed education for African Americans and women, and completed her PhD at the Sorbonne, aged 66
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