Sarah Jane Woodson Early

Biography

Sarah Jane Woodson Early, born Sarah Jane Woodson (November 15, 1825 – August 1907), was an American educator, black nationalist, temperance activist and author. A graduate of Oberlin College, majoring in classics, she was hired at Wilberforce University in 1858 as the first black woman college instructor and the first black American to teach at a historically black college or university (HBCU). She also taught for many years in community schools. After marrying in 1868 and moving to Tennessee with her minister husband, Jordan Winston Early, she was the principal of schools in four cities.

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