Fouse family.
Biographical notes:
The Fouses of Lexington, Ky. were actively involved in the education of blacks in the area.
William Henry Fouse, the first black graduate of Otterbein College, was principal of Dunbar High School and was interested in the history of blacks in Kentucky. He served as president of the Kentucky Negro Education Association. Elizabeth Beatrice Cooke Fouse, his wife, was also involved in improving the state of blacks through her activities in the National Association of Colored Women, the Kentucky Association of Colored Women, of which she was president, the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA, which she founded in 1920, the Baptist Church, and the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
From the description of Fouse family papers, 1914-1951. (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 15466511
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Subjects:
- African Americans
- African Americans
- High school principals
Occupations:
- Educators
Places:
- Kentucky--Lexington (as recorded)
- Lexington (Ky.) (as recorded)
