Born in 1876 to the formerly enslaved William A. Porter and school teacher Edlinda Davis Porter, Jen
Born in 1876 to the formerly enslaved William A. Porter and school teacher Edlinda Davis Porter, Jennie Davis Porter would go on to be a woman of many firsts. She faced racial prejudice head on and never let that stand in the way of her goals. She was the first Black woman to receive her Doctorate at the University of Cincinnati. She was the first Black woman superintendent in Cincinnati. Image 3:Douglass School, where Porter began her teaching career as a kindergarten teacher.Image 4: Harriet Beecher Stowe School, where Porter was the superintendent.Be sure to visit our Digital Library and check out more of Cincinnati’s history. -- source link
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