Rosalyn Terborg-Penn

American historian (1941-2018)

Rosalyn Terborg-Penn (October 22, 1941 – December 25, 2018) was an American professor of history and author. Terborg-Penn focused in African-American history and black women's history. Her book African American Women in the Struggle for the Vote, 1850-1920 was an importan work that recovered the histories of black women in the women's suffrage movement in the United States.

Rosalyn Terborg-Penn
Terborg-Penn at the U.S. National Archives in 2015
Born(1941-10-22)October 22, 1941
DiedDecember 25, 2018(2018-12-25) (aged 77)
Academic background
Academic work
Disciplinehistorian

She was faculty member of Morgan State University.

Terborg-Penn died on December 25, 2018 in Columbia, Maryland, aged 77.[1][2]

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  1. Seelye, Katharine Q. (January 4, 2019). "Rosalyn Terborg-Penn, 77, Dies; Historian Recognized Black Suffragists". New York Times.
  2. "Rosalyn Terborg-Penn". EducationMakers. The History Makers. Retrieved April 20, 2012.

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