7 Black Female Educators Who Made History And Transformed Classrooms
Dr. Jeanne Noble
1926 – 2002

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Howard University graduate Dr. Jeanne Noble has been the first Black woman to hold several important positions in our country. She was the first Black woman to become a full-time professor at the New York University School of Education and the first Black woman to serve on the National Board of the Girl Scouts USA. Additionally, three U.S. Presidents assigned her to federal national commissions involved in education policy.
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