Mary Virginia Cook Parrish | |
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 circa 1893 | |
| Born | Mary Virginia Cook August 8, 1862 |
| Died | October 11, 1945 (aged 83) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Leader in Black Baptist Women's Conventions, clubwoman, educator, journalist, civil rights activist |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Rev. Dr. Charles Henry Parrish, Sr.[1] |
| Children | 2, including Charles Henry Parrish Jr.[2] |
Mary Virginia Cook Parrish (August 8, 1862 – October 11, 1945) taught, wrote and spoke on many issues such as women's suffrage, equal rights in the areas of employment and education, social and political reform, and the importance of religion and a Christian education. She was at the founding session of the National Association of Colored Women in 1896 at the 19th Street Baptist Church in Washington D.C. She was an early proponent of Black Baptist feminism and founder of the National Baptist Women's Convention in 1900.
- ^ "Great Black Kentuckians: Charles Henry Parrish, Sr". Kentucky Commission on Human Rights. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ^ "Charles H. Parrish, Jr. (1899 - 1989)". University of Louisville. Retrieved March 18, 2013.