Helen Appo Cook | |
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 Appo Cook in 1898. | |
| Born | Helen Appo July 21, 1837 New York, United States |
| Died | November 20, 1913 (aged 76) Washington, D.C., United States |
| Occupation(s) | women's club leader, community activist |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | William Appo Elizabeth Brady |
Helen Appo Cook (July 21, 1837 – November 20, 1913) was a wealthy, prominent African-American community activist in Washington, D.C., and a leader in the women's club movement. Cook was a founder and president of the Colored Women's League, which consolidated with another organization in 1896 to become the National Association of Colored Women (NACW), an organization still active in the 21st century.[1] Cook supported voting rights and was a member of the Niagara Movement, which opposed racial segregation and African American disenfranchisement.[2] In 1898, Cook publicly rebuked Susan B. Anthony, president of the National Woman's Suffrage Association, and requested she support universal suffrage following Anthony's speech at a U.S. Congress House Committee on Judiciary hearing.[3][4]
- ^ "Historical Records of Conventions of 1895–96 of the Colored Women of America" (PDF). University of Chicago Library. 1902. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ Carle, Susan D (2015). Defining the struggle: national organizing for racial justice, 1880–1915. Oxford University Press. pp. 200–201. ISBN 9780190235246. OCLC 907510485.
- ^ Gordon, Ann D. (2013). The Selected Papers of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony: An Awful Hush, 1895 to 1906. Rutgers University Press. p. 204. ISBN 9780813553450.
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