Black women leaders gather in Boston for the first national conference of Black women's clubs.
At a Glance
- Date
- 29 July 1895
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Key people
- Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
- Category
- Organizations & Institutions
- Source
- Conference records (1895) · Library of Congress
What It Meant Then
It united local organizations into a national movement for racial and gender justice.
What It Means Now
The conference led to the founding of the National Association of Colored Women.
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