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Negro women are of a race which is free neither economically, socially nor spiritually. Like women in general, but more particularly like those of other oppressed minorities, the Negro woman has been forced to submit to over-powering conditions. Pressure has been exerted upon her, both from without and within her group.

Elise Johnson McDougald

Elise Johnson McDougald

Elise Johnson McDougald

Born: October 13, 1885

Died: June 10, 1971 (aged 85)

Bio: Elise Johnson McDougald, aka Gertrude Elise McDougald Ayer, was an American educator, writer, activist and first African-American woman principal in New York City public schools.

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