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264:, becoming the first African American woman to become a school principal. In her 37 years at the Institute, Fanny Jackson was responsible for vast educational improvements in Philadelphia. During her years as principal, she was promoted by the board of education to the superintendent. She was the first African American superintendent of a school district in the United States but soon went back to being a school principal. In 1893, Coppin was one of five African American women invited to speak at the
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African Methodist Church and financial support from her aunt, Coppin was able to enroll at
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Baltimore. Fanny Jackson Coppin started to become very involved with her husband's missionary work, and in 1902 the couple went to South Africa and performed a variety of missionary work, including the founding of the
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Rasmussen, Frederick (February 10, 2001). "She achieved her goals
Educator: Fannie Jackson Coppin made a name for herself by teaching and job-training African-Americans in the late 19th century. Baltimore's college is named for her".
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