M. E. Thompson Coppin

Coppin was the tenth African American woman to earn a medical degree in the United States.

[2][3] In August 1914, Coppin married African Methodist Episcopal Church Bishop Levi J.

[4] Her husband's wedding present to her was a new car, and which the couple used to drive to their honeymoon at Cape May.

[5] After the end of World War I, Coppin felt there was a need to create a place for young African American women and families who were migrating into the city.

[2] Coppin founded the Women's Christian Alliance (WCA) as a child welfare agency, daycare and shelter in Philadelphia in 1919.