Mathilda Beasley

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Mathilda Taylor Beasley was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 14, 1832.[1] Beasley educated slaves during the Reconstruction Era although this was illegal at the time. Later in life after becoming a Franciscan nun in England, Beasley returned to the United States and founded a group of African-American sisters in Georgia. Beasley attempted to affiliation her group with the Franciscan Order but was ultimately unsuccessful.[2] She died on December 20, 1903.[1]

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