Adolphine Fletcher Terry
American political and social activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Adolphine Fletcher Terry (1882–1976) was an American political and social activist in the state of Arkansas. Terry leveraged her position within the Little Rock community to affect change in causes related to social justice, women's rights, racial equality, housing, and education. Fletcher is most remembered for her role on the Women's Emergency Committee to Open Our Schools (WEC) that was primarily responsible for reopening the Little Rock, Arkansas, public school system and bringing to a close the school district closing in 1958, following the Crisis at Little Rock Central High. In its "Millennium Poll" in 2000, the Arkansas Historical Association named Terry one of the state's 15 most significant figures in state history.[1]
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Born | Adolphine Fletcher (1882-02-11)February 11, 1882 |
Died | July 25, 1976(1976-07-25) (aged 94) Little Rock, Arkansas, US |
Burial place | Mount Holly Cemetery |
Monuments | Adolphine Fletcher Terry Library |
Education | Graduated Vassar College, 1902 |
Occupation(s) | Political and social activist |
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Known for | Organizing the Women's Emergency Committee to Open Our Schools |
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