Sarah Fleming

Background

She was born on January 10, 1876 in Charleston, South Carolina, but she grew up in Brooklyn, New New York Growing up, she had aspirations to become a schoolteacher but her father thought the only job viable for her was domestic work.

Career

Her most notable published work is the novel Hope"s Highway (1918) and Clouds and Sunshine (1920). In her civic work, she organized the New Haven’s Women's Civic League (1929) and founded the Phillis Wheatley Home for Girls (1936) which is where she promoted and developed a small shelter for young black women who came to New Haven in search for work. She was devoted to furthering the advancement of colored girls and women.

She died five days before her 87th birthday.

Achievements

• Sarah Fleming had many accomplishments in her life. She was cited before Congress in 1955 for her many community contributions, and that same year she also received the Sojourner Truth Scroll, an annual award sponsored by the National Association of negro business and Professional Women's Club.

Politics

Clouds and Sunshine is a collection of poetry that sheds light on Fleming’s political views.

Connections

associate:

Mary McLeod Bethune