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National Training School for Women and Girls : ウィキペディア英語版 | Nannie Helen Burroughs School
Nannie Helen Burroughs School, formerly known as National Training School for Women and Girls, is a private coeducational elementary school located in the District of Columbia. The school was originally founded in 1909 by Nannie Helen Burroughs as The National Trade and Professional School for Women and Girls, Inc. to provide vocational training for African-American females, who did not have many educational opportunities available to them. Adam Clayton Powell, Sr., pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York, was among the trustees of the school in its early decades.〔(Mather, Frank Lincoln. ''Who's Who of the Colored Race: A General Biographical Dictionary of Men and Women of African Descent'' ), Vol. 1, Chicago: Memento Edition, 1915, p. 222〕 The Trades Hall building of the school was built during 1927-1928. Mary McLeod Bethune was the featured speaker at its dedication.〔 The Trades Hall building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1991.〔 and 〕〔 ==References==
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