Fannie Williams

Education

In 1904, she graduated from Straight College, a school that later merged with New Orleans University.

Career

In 1920, she received two degrees from Michigan State College, a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Pedagogy. She would later serve as principal of the school. She was instrumental in having a nursery and a kindergarten class established for African Americans in the public school system and established an annual child health day when medical professionals visited schools and performed their service free of charge.

Her influence extended beyond the Orleans Parish School system.

She participated in three White House Conferences during the administrations of United States Presidents Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, and Harry Truman. Williams served as president of the National Association of Teachers in Colored Schools and on the board of directors of Dillard University and Flint-Goodridge Hospital.

She died in 1980 at the age of 98.

Achievements

• In 1977, she was the recipient of awards from the American Teachers Association and the National Teacher"s Association.