Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Anna Julia Cooper Historian

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Aug 10, 1858
  • Died: Feb 27, 1964

Anna Julia Haywood Cooper was an American author, educator, speaker and one of the most prominent African-American scholars in United States history. Upon receiving her PhD in history from the University of Paris-Sorbonne in 1924, Cooper became the fourth African-American woman to earn a doctoral degree. She was also a prominent member of Washington, D.C.'s African-American community.

The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class-it is the cause of human kind, the very birthright of humanity. freedom

One needs occasionally to stand aside from the hum and rush of human interests and passions to hear the voices of God. God

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 more views from Robert Browning

22 more views from Robert Browning

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 views from Honore de Balzac

53 views from Honore de Balzac

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 other sayings from Isadora Duncan

5 other sayings from Isadora Duncan

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 quotes from Henry Ward Beecher

58 quotes from Henry Ward Beecher