Lucy Stanton: the First Black Woman to Earn a College Degree

Lucy Stanton was a pioneering African-American woman born in 1831 in Cleveland. She became the first Black woman in America to earn a four-year college degree from Oberlin College in 1850. Stanton was an active abolitionist and feminist, delivering a notable anti-slavery speech at her graduation. She later taught at a Black school in Columbus and became the first African-American to publish a fictional story. Her life exemplified the spirit of early American feminism and a strong commitment to abolition.

Who was the first Black woman in America to earn a four-year college degree?

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

• Lucy Stanton

• Ida B. Wells

What was the title of Lucy Stanton's graduation address?

• Voices of the Enslaved

• Freedom's Cry

• A Plea for the Oppressed

• A Call for Freedom

In which city did Lucy Stanton teach at a Black school?

• Dayton

• Cincinnati

• Columbus

• Cleveland

What significant literary achievement did Lucy Stanton accomplish in 1854?

• Published a fictional story

• Wrote a play

• Published a novel

• Authored a poetry collection

Lucy Stanton was part of which movement in America?

• First Wave Feminism

• Second Wave Feminism

• Civil Rights Movement

• Temperance Movement