Terrell turned her attention to activism, and helped found the NACW. She championed Black women’s suffrage, establishing the NACW’s motto “Lifting as we climb.” She also became active in the National American Woman Suffrage Association and helped Ida B. Wells integrate a women’s suffrage march. /5
September 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Terrell turned her attention to activism, and helped found the NACW. She championed Black women’s suffrage, establishing the NACW’s motto “Lifting as we climb.” She also became active in the National American Woman Suffrage Association and helped Ida B. Wells integrate a women’s suffrage march. /5
Mary Terrell (09/1863-07/1954) civil right activist, journalist, teacher, one of the 1st Black women to earn a college degree. She was the first Black woman in the US
appoint to the school board of a major city, serving in DC 1895-1906. Charter member of the NAACP (1909) and helped found NACW(1896)
appoint to the school board of a major city, serving in DC 1895-1906. Charter member of the NAACP (1909) and helped found NACW(1896)
March 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Mary Terrell (09/1863-07/1954) civil right activist, journalist, teacher, one of the 1st Black women to earn a college degree. She was the first Black woman in the US
appoint to the school board of a major city, serving in DC 1895-1906. Charter member of the NAACP (1909) and helped found NACW(1896)
appoint to the school board of a major city, serving in DC 1895-1906. Charter member of the NAACP (1909) and helped found NACW(1896)
We really are going to have bring the club movement back. NAACP, NACW, NCNW, all that is necessary because we know for a fact that we cannot get shit done in mixed company unfortunately
April 30, 2026 at 1:02 PM
We really are going to have bring the club movement back. NAACP, NACW, NCNW, all that is necessary because we know for a fact that we cannot get shit done in mixed company unfortunately
Brown wrote books on public speaking and authored several books documenting Black history and excellence. While president of the NACW, she led the successful campaign to preserve the Washington, D.C., home of Frederick Douglass as a national memorial. She died in 1949 at age 104 (or 99). /end
March 15, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Brown wrote books on public speaking and authored several books documenting Black history and excellence. While president of the NACW, she led the successful campaign to preserve the Washington, D.C., home of Frederick Douglass as a national memorial. She died in 1949 at age 104 (or 99). /end
Septima Poinsette Clark, daughter of former slaves, was a teacher, active member of NAACP, & the NACW.
She was the Director of Highlander Folk School’s Citizenship Education Program in TN, which developed many African American students into leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. (See Alt Text)
She was the Director of Highlander Folk School’s Citizenship Education Program in TN, which developed many African American students into leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. (See Alt Text)
February 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Septima Poinsette Clark, daughter of former slaves, was a teacher, active member of NAACP, & the NACW.
She was the Director of Highlander Folk School’s Citizenship Education Program in TN, which developed many African American students into leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. (See Alt Text)
She was the Director of Highlander Folk School’s Citizenship Education Program in TN, which developed many African American students into leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. (See Alt Text)
Black women often had to insist on their inclusion in national suffrage spaces--national leaders often tried to placate white Southern women who constantly threatened to boycott if Black women were involved. But they also did their own work in National Assoc of Colored Women #NACW #HATM #Suffs
May 25, 2026 at 12:56 AM
For more on the NACW and “lifting as we climb” tnmuseum.org/junior-curat...
#HATM #Suffs #PBSGreatPerformances
#HATM #Suffs #PBSGreatPerformances
“Lifting as We Climb” Mary Church Terrell and the 19th Amendment
August 18, 2020 will be 100 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. This amendment, or change, to the Constitution says that, “the right of citizens of the United State...
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May 25, 2026 at 12:21 AM
For more on the NACW and “lifting as we climb” tnmuseum.org/junior-curat...
#HATM #Suffs #PBSGreatPerformances
#HATM #Suffs #PBSGreatPerformances
Service Award pin for Mary Church Terrell from the NACW https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_A2017.13.1.43
November 15, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Service Award pin for Mary Church Terrell from the NACW https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_A2017.13.1.43
Thank you so much for posting this! I'm an auto-didact woefully behind in a lot of regards, and I appreciate the education!
The motto of the NACW is striking! “Lifting as we climb”.
Talk about bootstrapping! Horatio Alger didn't know a thing.
The motto of the NACW is striking! “Lifting as we climb”.
Talk about bootstrapping! Horatio Alger didn't know a thing.
Mary Church Terrell was an educator, writer, & leader in the civil rights & suffrage movements. She founded the Nat’l Assoc. of Colored Women's Clubs, helped found the Nat’l Council of Negro Women (NCNW), NAACP, & Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (More info in ALT text.)
February 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Thank you so much for posting this! I'm an auto-didact woefully behind in a lot of regards, and I appreciate the education!
The motto of the NACW is striking! “Lifting as we climb”.
Talk about bootstrapping! Horatio Alger didn't know a thing.
The motto of the NACW is striking! “Lifting as we climb”.
Talk about bootstrapping! Horatio Alger didn't know a thing.
Service Award pin for Mary Church Terrell from the NACW https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_A2017.13.1.43
March 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Service Award pin for Mary Church Terrell from the NACW https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_A2017.13.1.43
28 Days of Blackness - "The National Association of Colored Women (NACW)" Chantel Borroum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjrRWFbWYtM
#BlackHistory365 #NationalAssociationOfColoredWomen #NACW #MaryChurchTerrell #IdaBWells #HarrietTubman #LiftingAsWeClimb #BlackWomenInHistory #WomensHistory #Africa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjrRWFbWYtM
#BlackHistory365 #NationalAssociationOfColoredWomen #NACW #MaryChurchTerrell #IdaBWells #HarrietTubman #LiftingAsWeClimb #BlackWomenInHistory #WomensHistory #Africa
28 Days of Blackness - “The National Association of Colored Women (NACW)” Chantel Borroum
Discover the powerful story of the National Association of Colored…
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July 22, 2026 at 12:02 AM
28 Days of Blackness - "The National Association of Colored Women (NACW)" Chantel Borroum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjrRWFbWYtM
#BlackHistory365 #NationalAssociationOfColoredWomen #NACW #MaryChurchTerrell #IdaBWells #HarrietTubman #LiftingAsWeClimb #BlackWomenInHistory #WomensHistory #Africa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjrRWFbWYtM
#BlackHistory365 #NationalAssociationOfColoredWomen #NACW #MaryChurchTerrell #IdaBWells #HarrietTubman #LiftingAsWeClimb #BlackWomenInHistory #WomensHistory #Africa
🇰🇭 VERTIC is at the NACW of Cambodia for a 3-day workshop to assist with the drafting of biosecurity legal measures to further implement the BWC in the national system of Cambodia. We are looking forward to working with participants over the next three days! Thank you to @norad.no for their support!
November 19, 2025 at 9:41 AM
🇰🇭 VERTIC is at the NACW of Cambodia for a 3-day workshop to assist with the drafting of biosecurity legal measures to further implement the BWC in the national system of Cambodia. We are looking forward to working with participants over the next three days! Thank you to @norad.no for their support!
The Stewarts sold the pharmacy in 1945. Ella Stewart became president of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs in 1948 and served until 1952. She lobbied for anti-lynching legislation, equal opportunity in housing and education, and desegregation of local movie theaters. /5
March 7, 2026 at 1:48 AM
The Stewarts sold the pharmacy in 1945. Ella Stewart became president of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs in 1948 and served until 1952. She lobbied for anti-lynching legislation, equal opportunity in housing and education, and desegregation of local movie theaters. /5
In 1935, she left the NACW + founded the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), an organization with a more explicit civil rights agenda. Bethune’s friendship with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the reasons for the creation of the NCNW.
July 10, 2026 at 4:51 PM
In 1935, she left the NACW + founded the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), an organization with a more explicit civil rights agenda. Bethune’s friendship with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the reasons for the creation of the NCNW.
The NACW was established in 1896.
The Gibson Girl aesthetic was all the rage at the time.
Corseted, proper, sophisticated. These ladies could play a round of tennis, coordinate a perfect tea party, & save an urchin all in a day. They were not confined to the hearth.
www.loc.gov/exhibits/gib...
The Gibson Girl aesthetic was all the rage at the time.
Corseted, proper, sophisticated. These ladies could play a round of tennis, coordinate a perfect tea party, & save an urchin all in a day. They were not confined to the hearth.
www.loc.gov/exhibits/gib...
The Gibson Girl as the "New Woman" - The Gibson Girl’s America: Drawings by Charles Dana Gibson | Exhibitions - Library of Congress
During her lengthy popularity, the Gibson Girl appeared in varied guises that highlighted her talents and interests as well as her beauty and social skills. As her star faded, the Gibson Girl’s active...
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October 2, 2026 at 9:18 AM
The NACW was established in 1896.
The Gibson Girl aesthetic was all the rage at the time.
Corseted, proper, sophisticated. These ladies could play a round of tennis, coordinate a perfect tea party, & save an urchin all in a day. They were not confined to the hearth.
www.loc.gov/exhibits/gib...
The Gibson Girl aesthetic was all the rage at the time.
Corseted, proper, sophisticated. These ladies could play a round of tennis, coordinate a perfect tea party, & save an urchin all in a day. They were not confined to the hearth.
www.loc.gov/exhibits/gib...
Lifting As We Climb
Banner showing the motto of the US National Association of Colored Women, started in 1896, the most prominent organization formed during the African-American Women's Suffrage Movement ✊🏾
#blackhistory #history #nacw #womenssuffrage #empowerwomen #poc #civilrights #equalrights
Banner showing the motto of the US National Association of Colored Women, started in 1896, the most prominent organization formed during the African-American Women's Suffrage Movement ✊🏾
#blackhistory #history #nacw #womenssuffrage #empowerwomen #poc #civilrights #equalrights
November 27, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Lifting As We Climb
Banner showing the motto of the US National Association of Colored Women, started in 1896, the most prominent organization formed during the African-American Women's Suffrage Movement ✊🏾
#blackhistory #history #nacw #womenssuffrage #empowerwomen #poc #civilrights #equalrights
Banner showing the motto of the US National Association of Colored Women, started in 1896, the most prominent organization formed during the African-American Women's Suffrage Movement ✊🏾
#blackhistory #history #nacw #womenssuffrage #empowerwomen #poc #civilrights #equalrights
Odd question: Which water mass is the seafloor interacting with? It's very much a "depends where". Just around Europe and North Africa, it can be one of over twenty different water masses. 🧪🌊
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
April 27, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Odd question: Which water mass is the seafloor interacting with? It's very much a "depends where". Just around Europe and North Africa, it can be one of over twenty different water masses. 🧪🌊
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Free dissertation idea:
A history of Black women in the late c19 Colored Conventions. We worked *so* hard to find traces of antebellum women by reading against the grain, but there are SO MANY women in the 1870s-1890s. How does their activism show how the CCs set up the Niagara/NACW/club movements?
A history of Black women in the late c19 Colored Conventions. We worked *so* hard to find traces of antebellum women by reading against the grain, but there are SO MANY women in the 1870s-1890s. How does their activism show how the CCs set up the Niagara/NACW/club movements?
April 14, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Free dissertation idea:
A history of Black women in the late c19 Colored Conventions. We worked *so* hard to find traces of antebellum women by reading against the grain, but there are SO MANY women in the 1870s-1890s. How does their activism show how the CCs set up the Niagara/NACW/club movements?
A history of Black women in the late c19 Colored Conventions. We worked *so* hard to find traces of antebellum women by reading against the grain, but there are SO MANY women in the 1870s-1890s. How does their activism show how the CCs set up the Niagara/NACW/club movements?
The National Association of Colored Women led by the motto, “lift as we climb.” Their contributions to the Black community show how Black women are crucial to Black liberation’s success.
This Historic Group Of Black Women Led The Charge For Liberation ➡️ pushblack.news/095980
This Historic Group Of Black Women Led The Charge For Liberation ➡️ pushblack.news/095980
How The National Association Of Colored Women Uplifted Black Communities
The National Association of Colored Women (NACW) was founded in 1896 and shared the fight for suffrage with white women, but they didn’t want their civil liberties to end there. Instead, they ...
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February 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The National Association of Colored Women led by the motto, “lift as we climb.” Their contributions to the Black community show how Black women are crucial to Black liberation’s success.
This Historic Group Of Black Women Led The Charge For Liberation ➡️ pushblack.news/095980
This Historic Group Of Black Women Led The Charge For Liberation ➡️ pushblack.news/095980
Mary Church Terrell was an educator, writer, & leader in the civil rights & suffrage movements. She founded the Nat’l Assoc. of Colored Women's Clubs, helped found the Nat’l Council of Negro Women (NCNW), NAACP, & Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (More info in ALT text.)
February 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Mary Church Terrell was an educator, writer, & leader in the civil rights & suffrage movements. She founded the Nat’l Assoc. of Colored Women's Clubs, helped found the Nat’l Council of Negro Women (NCNW), NAACP, & Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (More info in ALT text.)
Featured Figure :
Honoring Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) fearless African-American investigative journalist, activist, suffragist, sociologist, educator. Led anti-lynching crusade in the U.S. Co-founded the NAACP and NACW.
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” -Ida B. Wells
Honoring Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) fearless African-American investigative journalist, activist, suffragist, sociologist, educator. Led anti-lynching crusade in the U.S. Co-founded the NAACP and NACW.
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” -Ida B. Wells
September 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Featured Figure :
Honoring Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) fearless African-American investigative journalist, activist, suffragist, sociologist, educator. Led anti-lynching crusade in the U.S. Co-founded the NAACP and NACW.
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” -Ida B. Wells
Honoring Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) fearless African-American investigative journalist, activist, suffragist, sociologist, educator. Led anti-lynching crusade in the U.S. Co-founded the NAACP and NACW.
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” -Ida B. Wells
Service Award pin for Mary Church Terrell from the NACW https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_A2017.13.1.43
May 28, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Service Award pin for Mary Church Terrell from the NACW https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_A2017.13.1.43
VERTIC was pleased to hold a workshop on biosecurity legal frameworks over the past two days in Cambodia under the EU #CBRNCoEProject81 with members of the National Authority for prohibition of CBRN weapons (NACW). Thank you to all participants for your active engagement.
January 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
VERTIC was pleased to hold a workshop on biosecurity legal frameworks over the past two days in Cambodia under the EU #CBRNCoEProject81 with members of the National Authority for prohibition of CBRN weapons (NACW). Thank you to all participants for your active engagement.
At NACW, Sinclair Vincent said VM0045 measures carbon outcomes but won’t prescribe forest management—traditional knowledge does. Akiing Azhenan (Bois Forte) shows how dynamic baselines + Indigenous stewardship strengthen carbon markets. #IndigenousLeadership #CarbonMarkets
April 1, 2026 at 11:56 PM
At NACW, Sinclair Vincent said VM0045 measures carbon outcomes but won’t prescribe forest management—traditional knowledge does. Akiing Azhenan (Bois Forte) shows how dynamic baselines + Indigenous stewardship strengthen carbon markets. #IndigenousLeadership #CarbonMarkets