Born in Monroe County, Georgia, she attended Atlanta University and served as an educator and principal at many schools for African Americans in the state.
She was also active in organizing and pushing for greater missionary opportunities for women within the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church.
Helena Maud Brown was born in Monroe County, Georgia on January 24, 1869.
[2] She later enrolled in Atlanta University in 1885, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree and graduating with high honors on May 28, 1891.
[5] Helena was very active in the relatively new denomination, pushing for greater roles for women in missionary positions.