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Endnotes explained

The endnotes provide citations and references for the preceding chapters, including sources from Bascom, Dr.

What happens

The endnotes provide citations and references for the preceding chapters, including sources from Bascom, Dr. Alex. Crummell, and statistical data on clergy and graduates.

Themes in this chapter

  • Education and the Higher Development of Women

    The note about the first colored woman to graduate from Cornell in 1890 underscores the theme of educational achievement and self-improvement.

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Key passages

  • Graduated from Scientific Course, June, 1890, the first colored woman to graduate from Cornell.

    A woman of color became the first to graduate from Cornell University with a scientific degree in June 1890.

    This highlights a milestone in African American women's education.

A Voice from the South — Endnotes Explained