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Sarah J. Garnet

1831–1911

United States

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Sarah J. Tompkins Garnet (née Smith; July 31, 1831 – September 17, 1911) was an American educator and suffragist from New York City who was a pioneer and influential African-American female school principal in the New York City public school system.

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