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MARY JANE PATTERSONZachary Holmes and Jamaya Smith
Intro Education
Dr. Hightower-Davis
CHILDHOOD
Mary Jane Patterson was born in 1840 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
She celebrates her birthday as September 12, 1840
Mary Jane Patterson was the daughter of Henry Irving Patterson and Emmeline Eliza (Taylor) Patterson.
Mary Patterson was probably the oldest of at least seven siblings.
EDUCATION
In 1857 Mary Patterson entered a one-year preparatory course at Oberlin college.
After her preparatory year Patterson entered the four-year gentleman’s course in classics that led to a traditional Bachelor of Arts degree.
Patterson’s studies included Latin, Greek, and Mathematics.
Patterson also graduated with a B.A. degree and highest honors in 1862.
Patterson is the first black American female to
earn a bachelor’s degree.
In 1869 Patterson moved to Washington D.C., to
teach at the newly-established one-year
Preparatory High School for Colored Youth,
which later became the prestigious Dunbar High
School.
She served as the school's first Black principal,
from 1871 to 1872
Patterson's speech was entitled "The Hero of
Italy”.
ACHIEVEMENTS
she became an assistant to Fanny
Jackson in the Female department
of the Institute for colored youth in
Philadelphia.
leading Black educator
influenced generations of Black
students.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Patterson moved to Washington in 1869
to accept a teaching position at the
Preparatory High School for Colored
Youth (currently Dunbar High School).
She, along with other woman founded
the Colored Women's League of
Washington, D.C., in 1894.
CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATION
Patterson devoted time and money to other black institutions in Washington D.C.
Patterson’s commitment to thoroughness as well as her personality helped her established the strong intellect of the school.
Patterson's most striking characteristics as a teacher was that she was a quick, alert, vivacious worker.
PICTURES
died on September 24, 1894, in Washington.
REFERENCES
http://www.oberlin.edu/external/EOG/OYTT-images/MJPatterson.html
http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aah/patterson-mary-jane-1840-1894