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A Report Concerning the Colored Women of the South

Chapter 2: MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
By Elizabeth Christophers Kimball Hobson
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The report presents findings from a tour through five Southern states to assess the mental, moral, and material conditions of Black women, drawing on visits to schools, institutions, homes, and conversations with teachers, clergy, and workers. It highlights a strong desire for education, notable self-reliance among graduates who often pay or work for schooling, and the role of industrial and training schools in promoting thrift and improved household standards. The authors observe persistent vulnerabilities rooted in slavery and ongoing social discrimination that expose women to particular temptations and limited employment choices. The account concludes that education fosters independence and urges continued support and fair opportunities for advancement.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

Appointed.
1882. Rutherford B. Hayes, of Ohio. [A]1893.
1882. Morrison R. Waite, of the District of Columbia. [A]1888.
1882. William E. Dodge, of New York. [A]1883.
1882. Phillips Brooks, of Massachusetts. [B]1889.
1882. Daniel C. Gilman, of Maryland.
1882. John A. Stewart, of New York.
1882. Alfred H. Colquitt, of Georgia. [A]1894.
1882. Morris K. Jesup, of New York.
1882. James P. Boyce, of Kentucky. [A]1888.
1882. William A. Slater, of Connecticut.
 
Elected.
1883. William E. Dodge, Jr., of New York.
1888. Melville W. Fuller, of the District of Columbia.
1889. John A. Broadus, of Kentucky. [A]1895.
1889. Henry C. Potter, of New York.
1891. J. L. M. Curry, of the District of Columbia.
1894. William J. Northen, of Georgia.
1894. Ellison Capers, of South Carolina. [B]1895.
1894. C. B. Galloway, of Mississippi.
1895. Alexander E. Orr, of New York.
1896. William L. Wilson, of West Virginia.

From 1882 to 1891, the General Agent of the Trust was Rev. A. G. Haygood, D. D., of Georgia, who resigned the office when he became a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Since 1891, the duties of a General Agent have been discharged by Dr. J. L. M. Curry, 1736 M St., N. W., Washington, D. C., who is Chairman of the Educational Committee.

FOOTNOTES:

[A] Died in office.

[B] Resigned.