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Anita Hemmings (Works Cited: Bickerstaff, Joyce. “'A Colored Girl at…
Anita Hemmings
Works Cited: Bickerstaff, Joyce. “'A Colored Girl at Vassar': The life of Anita Florence Hemmings.” Vassar College Libraries. 2 Apr. 1999. Web. 28 Feb. 2017
Work Cited: Works Cited: Mancini, Olivia. “Passing as White: Anita Hemmings 1897.” Vassar The Alumnae / i Quarterly. 2001. Web.
Hemmings' Biography
In Bickerstaff's article, she states, "Hemmings, the daughter of a janitor and a housewife, was born in poor, working, black Boston of the early 1870s." (Q).
In Mancini article, she decrbies "Hemmings was the first African American to graduate from Vassar (1897)" (Q).
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Theses ideas are important to include, to allow the reader to get an understanding and glimpse of the life of Anita Hemmings before, during, and after school.
Vassar College
In Bickerstaff's article, she states, "Vassar's resistance to admitting colored women would prevail for yet another decade before yielding to the agitation of prominent black civil rights activists and educators (including Mary McLeod Bethune, also a college president and friend of President MacCracken) and deliberately open its doors to colored women" (Q)
In Franklin's article, he informs the readers that, "Established in 1861 in Poughkeepsie, NY, Vassar was one of the most prestigious colleges for women in the nation." (Q).
This information adds to the discussion as well. Through this information, we are able to get a background on Vassar at this time. We see when Vassar was first established, how it was ran during this time period, and how much has changed over time.
Bickerstaff explains, "First to be established as a liberal arts college (A Preparatory Department was a in place for the first 25 years) However, by several decades, Vassar was the last of its peer institutions to open its doors to colored women.” (Q)
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Racial Identity
As stated in Mancini's article, "If the college did not make the connection between Anita Hemmings and Ellen Love at the time of Ellen’s admittance, the school certainly became aware of Ellen’s racial identity while she was on campus." (Q).
Her parents talked with her about keeping her identity a secret in order to attend Vassar. (Bickerstaff). (P).
Mancini states, “If Hemmings marked her race as "colored" on her application, her admittance to the college most certainly would have been denied” (Q).
Racial identity plays a large role in Anita Hemmings' case. It doesn't just come into play during her schooling years but also into adulthood too. It's important for discussion and the role it played for Hemmings.
Influence On Education
As Christmas states, "Our growing sense of Black consciousness and the drive for civil rights changed the face of America and the color of many of its institutions" (Q).
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Works Cited: Franklin, Ronald E. "Anita Florence Hemmings: Passing For White At Vassar." Owlcation. 26 Jun. 2015. Web.
Works Cited: Christmas, June. “A Historical Overview: The Black Experience at Vassar.” Vassar College Libraries. 1 Mar. 1988. Web. 27 Feb. 2017