Rosa Dixon Bowser | |
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_(14784366372).jpg) Rosa L. Dixon Bowser, from an 1893 publication | |
| Born | Rosa L. Dixon January 7, 1855 |
| Died | February 7, 1931 (aged 76) Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Known for | First black teacher hired in Richmond, Virginia |
Rosa L. Dixon Bowser (January 7, 1855 – February 7, 1931) was an American educator. She was the first African-American teacher hired in Richmond, Virginia. She organized the Virginia Teachers' Reading Circle, which became the Virginia State Teachers Association, the first organization representing black teachers in Virginia, serving as the organization's president from 1890 to 1892. Bowser was president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in Virginia, as well as founder and first president of the Richmond Woman's League.[1] She was a correspondent for the magazine The Woman's Era, and wrote essays for national publications.
- ^ Culp, Daniel Wallace. Twentieth Century Negro Literature: Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro. United States: J.L. Nichols & Company, 1902. p.176.