Gertrude Wright Morgan

Gertrude Wright Morgan (1861 – 1931) was an American women's suffragist and civil rights activist.

Her father was formally enslaved, but later bought himself and Gertrude's brother out of bondage.

At the time, segregation in Springfield schools had only recently been outlawed, and thus Gertrude was often "shunned" by other white students.

[2][4] After graduation, she applied to become a teacher in Springfield, but African Americans were denied positions.

Clement Morgan also worked at this school, and after moving to Cambridge, Massachusetts and returning to St. Louis, he married Gertrude in 1897.