Fowler, Manet Harrison.

Manet Harrison Fowler (1895-1976) was an African American musician and educator from Fort Worth, Texas. She graduated from the Tuskegee Institute in 1913 and studied at the Chicago College of Music. She taught at Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College and became one of the first directors of the Mt. Gilead choir and president of the Texas Association of Negro Musicians. In June 1928 Fowler founded the Mwalimu School in Texas, which she later relocated to Harlem in New York City. The school was an active participant in the Harlem Renaissance, emphasizing African culture and language. Well-known African and African American educators, authors, musicians, and artists taught at the Mwalimu School including Hall Johnson, Carter G. Woodson, Winifred Hall Allen, and John Scott. Manet Harrison Fowler was the wife of Stephen Fowler and the mother of a daughter, Manet Harrison Fowler.

From the description of Manet Harrison Fowler papers, 1913-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 181099860