This scholarship is for current high school seniors. At one point she was teaching her college preparatory classes, teaching sixteen students privately in music and taking courses during her senior year in college. She retired in 1902 and began missionary work with her husband, L. J. Coppin, who was a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. If the person is to get the benefit of what we call education, he must educate himself, under the direction of the teacher.”. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. The Institute for Colored Youth, through a series of events, became Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Fanny Jackson-Coppin studied at Oberlin College from 1860 to 1865.
She gathered donations from many everyday citizens and set up “exchanges” in local churches and lecture halls. We offer several books on education & history--available on Amazon. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Accessed July 2016. http://www.oberlin.edu/news-info/02jun/discover_fannieJCoppin.html. Oberlin College. Please try your request again later. The classes included subjects like mathematics, Latin, Greek, etc. Her philosophy on elementary education is appropriate, I think, to share here: Jackson-Coppin, Fanny. The scholarship covers full expenses in tuition, room, books, and board for out-of-state and in-state students.
Frances (Fanny) Jackson-Coppin was born in 1837 in Washington, D.C. She was enslaved, along with many other people in the nation’s capital. Fanny Jackson-Coppin spent 37 years as an educator, a well-respected principal and a leader in educational advancements. Accessed July 2016. http://www.coppin.edu/fannyjacksoncoppin. The faculty at Oberlin was not sure if the mostly white class would respond well to Fanny as their teacher or if they would reject her. As an example of the kind of industriousness that was in Fanny’s family her aunt, Sarah Orr Clark, worked for $6 a month to save up enough to buy Fanny for $125, when Fanny was 12 years old (it is horrible to think of someone having to buy a child’s freedom). Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. All content © 2020 Coppin State University. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. In fact, her class became so popular that it had to be split into two classes. Coppin, Fanny Jackson (1837–1913)American teacher and missionary who became the first black woman in the U.S. to head an institution of higher learning.
Name variations: (pseudonym) Catherine Casey. Fanny Jackson Coppin (January 8, 1837 – January 21, 1913) was an American educator, missionary and a lifelong advocate for female higher education. After only a few years at the Institute for Colored Youth, Fanny Jackson became the principal of the school. At the age of 23, she went to Ohio, to Oberlin College. Unable to add item to List. Neu. On one such occasion, Fanny conducted her examination and tested her class, then asked a man of English title to come and ask questions of her class.
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. During those sessions teachers would examine and question their students in front of the audience, then invite members of the audience to come and ask questions of the students themselves. Cheney University of Pennsylvania. To qualify, you must have a high school weighted cumulative grade point average of at least 3.40 and a SAT minimum of 1140 or an ACT minimum composite score of 23. » Delores E. Hunter Endowed Scholarship Fund. © 2020 Red and Black Ink, LLC. Please try again. After obtaining her freedom, Fanny was sent to New Bedford, Massachusetts and then to Rhode Island. She noted how many buildings were being built in Philadelphia, but many of them did not employ black people in their construction.
Hardcover. It was customary for schools to hold public examinations, once per year. Stories about Black History, Ten Things Your Child Should Know and more! Fanny Jackson went to the school and quickly became an excellent teacher—teaching Greek, Latin and higher mathematics. Anzahl: 10. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. The school was the Institute for Colored Youth and it was founded decades earlier by a member of the Quaker religion and it continued to be supported by Quakers. The University Scholarship Committee invites applicants for Coppin State University’s premier merit scholarship honoring its namesake Fanny Jackson Coppin. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Fanny’s desire to see them receive an education (which she had in her heart since her childhood), led her to develop an evening class to teach those who wished to learn how to read and write. She stepped into leadership roles and was rarely challenged due to the remarkable commitment and professionalism she displayed. As time went on, one of those classes also grew and was going to be spilt again, but the faculty did not think that Fanny should take on three classes while doing her own coursework in college. She had her students make things that would be on display in the lecture halls and that could then be sold to interested buyers. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Discover. She said of her preparation. Under Fanny’s leadership the school expanded into industrial education. Now the school began to train carpenters, bricklayers, seamstresses…in addition to teachers and in addition to teaching chemistry, mathematics, Greek, Latin, geography, and more.
This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. It is renewable provided the Coppin Scholar maintains at least a 3.40 cumulative grade point average at the end of their spring semester. Please try again. She believed it was important to get an education and to teach people. The scholarship covers full expenses in tuition, room, books, and board for out-of-state and in-state students. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. She thought how wonderful it was to be able to teach somebody and developed a strong desire to teach African-American people. Fanny Jackson Coppin. She shared her philosophy in her autobiography, Reminiscences of School Life, and Hints on Teaching. Here she enrolled in the gentlemen’s course of study (the faculty did not forbid women from enrolling in gentlemen’s coursework). Fanny noted that she was so well prepared to teach her class that, when the class walked in, there was little rebellion to her presence and all they saw was the teacher. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Source for information on Coppin, Fanny Jackson (1837–1913): Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia dictionary.
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We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Please try your request again later. She received support from the well-known African Methodist Episcopal bishop, Daniel A. Payne, and many others, while in college. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. Reminiscences of School Life, and Hints on Teaching. She also lectured in various places to raise awareness about the lack of black employment in certain areas and to gain support for her cause. This way the community would know about her efforts and would also see how talented the students were. Fanny Jackson-Coppin had a philosophy about education that encouraged young people not to wait for someone to do things for them, “I am always sorry to hear that such and such a person is going to school to be educated. (Philadelphia: A.M.E. Book Concern, 1913). All rights reserved. Please contact the Office of Admissions for more details at 410.951.3610 or email admissions@coppin.edu.