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'''Fannie M. Richards''' (1840-1922) was an American educator. She created the first kindergarten program in Michigan, and for that was inducted into the [[Michigan Women's Hall of Fame]].
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'''Fannie M. Richards''' (October 1, 1840 – February 13, 1922) was an American educator. She created the first kindergarten program in Michigan, and for that was inducted into the [[Michigan Women's Hall of Fame]]. She also protested against the segregation of [[Detroit Public Schools]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Hartgrove|first=W. B.|date=1916|title=The Story of Maria Louise Moore and Fannie M. Richards|journal=The Journal of Negro History|volume=1|issue=1|pages=23–33|doi=10.2307/2713513|jstor=2713513|issn=0022-2992|doi-access=free}}</ref>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Richards was born on October 1, 1840 in [[Fredericksburg, Virginia]]. She soon moved to [[Toronto]], and was educated both there and in Germany, working in Germany with [[Friedrich Fröbel]]. She later moved to [[Detroit]], and was allowed to teach there despite not having the correct license. In 1863, she opened a school for black children and, five years later was appointed the Instructor at Colored School Number 2. Working with [[John H. Bagley Jr.]] Richards protested against the segregated school system in Detroit; which the [[Michigan Supreme Court]] eventually mandated the abolishment of. In 1871 (the same year as the decision), she started working at [[Everett Elementary School]], and there established the first kindergarten class in Michigan. Richards also founded the Phyllis Wheatly Home for Aged Colored Ladies in Detroit, and cofounded the Michigan Association of Colored Women.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmwoodhistoriccemetery.org/biographies/fannie-richards/|title=Fannie Richards|last=|first=|date=|website=Historic Elmwood Cemetery & Foundation|language=en-gb|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-11-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.michiganwomenshalloffame.org/Images/Richards,%20Fannie%20M..pdf|title=Fannie M. Richards|last=|first=|date=|website=Michigan Women's Hall of Fame|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>
Richards was born on October 1, 1840, in [[Fredericksburg, Virginia]], to Aldoph and Maria Richards.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Jackson|first=Harvey C.|date=1942|title=Fannie M. Richards|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44246826|journal=Negro History Bulletin|volume=5|issue=8|pages=177|jstor=44246826|issn=0028-2529}}</ref> She soon moved to [[Toronto]], and was educated both there and in Germany, working in Germany with German educator [[Friedrich Fröbel]]. She later moved to [[Detroit]], and was allowed to teach there despite not having the correct license. In 1863, she opened a private school for African-American children and, five years later was appointed the Instructor at Colored School Number 2.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />

[[File:Fannie Richards sidewalk star.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Fannie Richards's plaque on the [[Michigan Walk of Fame]]]]

Working with [[John J. Bagley]], Richards protested against the segregated school system in Detroit; which the [[Michigan Supreme Court]] eventually mandated the abolition of in 1871. That same year she started working at Everett Elementary School, and there established the first kindergarten class in Michigan. Richards also founded the Phyllis Wheatly Home for Aged Colored Ladies in Detroit, and cofounded the Michigan Association of Colored Women. She retired from teaching in 1915. Richards died February 13, 1922.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmwoodhistoriccemetery.org/biographies/fannie-richards/|title=Fannie Richards|website=Historic Elmwood Cemetery & Foundation|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-11-30}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Fannie M. Richards |url=http://www.michiganwomenshalloffame.org/Images/Richards,%20Fannie%20M..pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225012715/http://www.michiganwomenshalloffame.org/Images/Richards,%20Fannie%20M..pdf |archive-date=December 25, 2015 |website=[[Michigan Women's Hall of Fame]]}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{cite web |title=Fannie Richards {{!}} Biographies |url=https://www.elmwoodhistoriccemetery.org/biographies/fannie-richards/ |website=www.elmwoodhistoriccemetery.org |access-date=1 January 2019}}</ref>

Richards home was added to the State of Michigan Registry of Historic Sites on November 14, 1974.<ref>{{cite web |title=Finnie Richards Homesite Marker |url=http://www.detroit1701.org/Fannie%20Richards%20Marker.html |website=detroit1701.org |access-date=1 January 2019}}</ref> A portrait of Miss Fannie M. Richards, painted by Detroit artist Telitha Cumi Bowens, was included in the 1988–1989 exhibit "Ain't I A Woman" at the [[Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History|Museum of African American History]], Detroit. The exhibit featured a dozen prominent Black women from the state of Michigan, including [[Ethelene Crockett|Ethelene Jones Crockett, M.D.]], the [[Cora Brown|Honorable Cora M. Brown]], and Dr. [[Violet T. Lewis]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Ain't I A Woman, an exhibition catalogue |date=1989 |publisher=Museum of African American History |location=Detroit, MI |pages=5–7}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}{{Michigan Women's Hall of Fame}}
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== External links ==
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[[Category:People from Fredericksburg, Virginia]]

Latest revision as of 21:40, 5 October 2024

Fannie M. Richards
Born(1840-10-01)October 1, 1840
Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
DiedFebruary 13, 1922(1922-02-13) (aged 81)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationEducator

Fannie M. Richards (October 1, 1840 – February 13, 1922) was an American educator. She created the first kindergarten program in Michigan, and for that was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame. She also protested against the segregation of Detroit Public Schools.[1]

Biography

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Richards was born on October 1, 1840, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Aldoph and Maria Richards.[2] She soon moved to Toronto, and was educated both there and in Germany, working in Germany with German educator Friedrich Fröbel. She later moved to Detroit, and was allowed to teach there despite not having the correct license. In 1863, she opened a private school for African-American children and, five years later was appointed the Instructor at Colored School Number 2.[1][2][3][4][5]

Fannie Richards's plaque on the Michigan Walk of Fame

Working with John J. Bagley, Richards protested against the segregated school system in Detroit; which the Michigan Supreme Court eventually mandated the abolition of in 1871. That same year she started working at Everett Elementary School, and there established the first kindergarten class in Michigan. Richards also founded the Phyllis Wheatly Home for Aged Colored Ladies in Detroit, and cofounded the Michigan Association of Colored Women. She retired from teaching in 1915. Richards died February 13, 1922.[2][3][4][5]

Richards home was added to the State of Michigan Registry of Historic Sites on November 14, 1974.[6] A portrait of Miss Fannie M. Richards, painted by Detroit artist Telitha Cumi Bowens, was included in the 1988–1989 exhibit "Ain't I A Woman" at the Museum of African American History, Detroit. The exhibit featured a dozen prominent Black women from the state of Michigan, including Ethelene Jones Crockett, M.D., the Honorable Cora M. Brown, and Dr. Violet T. Lewis.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hartgrove, W. B. (1916). "The Story of Maria Louise Moore and Fannie M. Richards". The Journal of Negro History. 1 (1): 23–33. doi:10.2307/2713513. ISSN 0022-2992. JSTOR 2713513.
  2. ^ a b c Jackson, Harvey C. (1942). "Fannie M. Richards". Negro History Bulletin. 5 (8): 177. ISSN 0028-2529. JSTOR 44246826.
  3. ^ a b "Fannie Richards". Historic Elmwood Cemetery & Foundation. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Fannie M. Richards" (PDF). Michigan Women's Hall of Fame. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 25, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Fannie Richards | Biographies". www.elmwoodhistoriccemetery.org. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "Finnie Richards Homesite Marker". detroit1701.org. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  7. ^ Ain't I A Woman, an exhibition catalogue. Detroit, MI: Museum of African American History. 1989. pp. 5–7.
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