Rosa Dixon Bowser information

Rosa Dixon Bowser
Rosa Dixon Bowser
	Rosa L. Dixon Bowser, from an 1893 publication
Born	Rosa L. Dixon; January 7, 1855; Amelia County, Virginia, United States
Died	February 7, 1931 (aged 76); Richmond, Virginia, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Educator
Known for	First black teacher hired in Richmond, Virginia

Rosa L. Dixon Bowser (January 7, 1855 – February 7, 1931) was an American educator. She was the first African-American teacher hired in Richmond, Virginia. She organized the Virginia Teachers' Reading Circle, which became the Virginia State Teachers Association, the first organization representing black teachers in Virginia, serving as the organization's president from 1890 to 1892. Bowser was president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in Virginia, as well as founder and first president of the Richmond Woman's League.^[1] She was a correspondent for the magazine The Woman's Era, and wrote essays for national publications.

^ Culp, Daniel Wallace. Twentieth Century Negro Literature: Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro. United States: J.L. Nichols & Company, 1902. p.176.

[:0-1] Culp, Daniel Wallace. Twentieth Century Negro Literature: Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro. United States: J.L. Nichols & Company, 1902. p.176.

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Rosa Dixon Bowser
Rosa L. Dixon Bowser, from an 1893 publication
Born	Rosa L. Dixon (1855-01-07)January 7, 1855 Amelia County, Virginia, United States
Died	February 7, 1931(1931-02-07) (aged 76) Richmond, Virginia, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Educator
Known for	First black teacher hired in Richmond, Virginia