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title: 'A Girl Who Became a Great Woman'
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date: 1942-03-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'History (General)'
- 'Autobiography and Biography'
- 'Education'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 22'
- 'Matthew 25'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/1942-a-girl-who-became-a-great-woman
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# A Girl Who Became a Great Woman

March 1942 Negro History Bulletin celebrates Black achievement: praises Booker T. Washington's practical education and profiles Lucy Laney, a former slave who founded a teachers' school.

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