Anna Julia Cooper 1858 – 1964
Anna Julia Cooper (1858 – 1964) was an American philosopher of the Modern era, associated with Feminism, Postcolonial Philosophy, and Pragmatism.
Anna Julia Cooper was an American philosopher, educator, and one of the founding voices of African-American feminist thought, the fourth African-American woman to receive a doctorate of philosophy and a longtime principal of the M Street School in Washington, D.C. A Voice from the South, her 1892 collection of essays, mounted a sustained argument that the elevation of African-American women, who stand at the intersection of race and sex, must be the test of the genuineness of any American moral progress. Her doctoral dissertation, defended at the Sorbonne in 1925, treated the attitudes of France toward slavery during the Revolution, and made her one of the earliest figures to bring philosophical attention to the global history of racial oppression.
Key facts
- Nationality
- American
- Era
- Modern
- Movements
- Feminism, Postcolonial Philosophy, Pragmatism
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Anna Julia Cooper:
“When and where I enter, in the quiet undisputed dignity of my womanhood, then and there the whole Negro race enters with me.”
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Attributed to Anna Julia Cooper:
“Only the Black Woman can say where and when I enter.”
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Attributed to Anna Julia Cooper:
“The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sex, a faction or a party, but the cause of human kind.”
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Attributed to Anna Julia Cooper:
“The progress of any people is to be measured by the position of its women.”
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Attributed to Anna Julia Cooper:
“Education is the chief means by which the genuine elevation of a people is achieved.”
Frequently asked about Anna Julia Cooper
- When did Anna Julia Cooper live?
- Anna Julia Cooper was born in 1858 and died in 1964.
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- Anna Julia Cooper was an American philosopher of the Modern era.
- What philosophical movements is Anna Julia Cooper associated with?
- Anna Julia Cooper was associated with Feminism, Postcolonial Philosophy, and Pragmatism.
- What was Anna Julia Cooper known for?
- Anna Julia Cooper was an American philosopher, educator, and one of the founding voices of African-American feminist thought, the fourth African-American woman to receive a doctorate of philosophy and a longtime principal of the M Street School in Washington, D.C.
- How many quotes are attributed to Anna Julia Cooper?
- There are 15 attributed quotations from Anna Julia Cooper in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.