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Anna J. Cooper

1858 - 1964

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Anna Julia Cooper (née Haywood; August 10, 1858 – February 27, 1964) was an American author, educator, sociologist, speaker, Black liberation activist, Black feminist leader, and one of the most prominent African-American scholars in United States history. Although born enslaved, Cooper pursued higher education at Oberlin College in Ohio, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1884 and a master's degree in mathematics in 1887. At the age of sixty-six, she completed her PhD at the Sorbonne University in Paris, making her the fourth African American woman to earn a PhD. She was also a prominent member of Washington, D.C.'s African-American community, and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. Cooper made contributions to social science fields, particularly in sociology. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anna J. Cooper is the 5,952nd most popular writer (up from 6,021st in 2019), the 10,104th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,863rd in 2019) and the 736th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Anna J. Cooper ranks 5,952 out of 7,302. Before her are Liam O'Flaherty, Naomi Wolf, Judy Blume, Eugenie Schwarzwald, Phil Donahue, and Iris Chang. After her are Maria Janion, Parveen Shakir, Albert Sánchez Piñol, Kåre Holt, Roger Foulon, and Florian Zeller.

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Among people born in 1858, Anna J. Cooper ranks 138. Before her are Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, Joseph DeCamp, Edgeworth David, Alfred Capus, Sara Adler, and José Luis Tamayo. After her are Maurice Prendergast, Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez, Rosa Smith Eigenmann, Katharine Drexel, Zdenka Braunerová, and Tom Clarke. Among people deceased in 1964, Anna J. Cooper ranks 193. Before her are Charles Bouvier, Edward Van Sloan, Johnny Burnette, Ernest Hamilton, Charilaos Vasilakos, and Josef Šroubek. After her are Milton Margai, Nella Larsen, Norman Z. McLeod, Luciano Savorini, Alice Wilson, and Harold McMunn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Anna J. Cooper ranks 10,106 out of 20,380. Before her are Luke Askew (1932), Ed King (1949), Adolph Dubs (1920), Joe Roth (1948), G. Ledyard Stebbins (1906), and Jim Duggan (1954). After her are Jennifer Syme (1972), Conway Twitty (1933), Vickie Guerrero (1968), Nicholas Colasanto (1924), George Mostow (1923), and Elwyn Berlekamp (1940).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Anna J. Cooper ranks 736. Before her are Theodore Roethke (1908), Bill Bright (1921), Naomi Wolf (1962), Judy Blume (1938), Phil Donahue (1935), and Iris Chang (1968). After her are W. S. Merwin (1927), Kevin J. Anderson (1962), David Benioff (1970), John Perry Barlow (1947), Jenna Bush Hager (1981), and Nella Larsen (1891).

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