Charlotte Hawkins Brown

Born: 1883

Died: 1961

Country of Birth: USA

Nationality: USA

Ethnicity: Black

Salem State Normal School for 1 year; Wellesley 1927-28

Field of Study: Educator

Institution/Corporation: None found

Degrees & Memberships: 6 Honorary Degrees; Member: Alpha Kappa Alpha; Southern Commission for Interracial Cooperation, charter member Southern Regional council, Executive Board of Southern Region of the Urban League, Negro Business League & home nursing council of the American Red Cross, Federation of colored Women's Clubs of North Carolina

Awards: 1945 Racial Understanding Award, Council for Fair Play

Achievements: 1902 founded Palmer Memorial Institute of Sedalia, NC an African-American school with a holistic approach to education & a liberal arts curriculum, originally an agricultural & industrial education school; closed in 1971 & is now a museum & State heritage Site; 1st African-American named to the national board of the YWCA; 1940 appointed to the State Council of Defense (1st African-American); President of the Foundation of colored Women's Clubs in North Carolina