Zelia Ball Page | |
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Born | Zelia R. Ball c. 1850 |
Died | July 15, 1937 |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Zelia R. Page |
Occupation | educator |
Years active | 1875-1920 |
Known for | first matron of Langston University |
Zelia Ball Page (c. 1850–1937) was a freeborn African-American teacher who spent her career teaching African-American youths in Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee. Her husband was the first head of Langston University and she was the first matron.