Fannie Barrier Williams
Frances Barrier Williams (February 12, 1855 – March 4, 1944) was an American educator, civil rights, and
women's rights activist, and the first black woman to gain membership to the
Chicago Woman's Club. She became well known for her efforts to have black people officially represented on the Board of Control of the
World's Columbian Exposition in 1893. She was also a musician, a
portraitist and studied foreign languages.
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