Minta Bosley Allen Trotman (February 13, 1875 – May 3, 1949)[1] was an African-American suffragist and community leader,[2] who played a prominent role in "promoting the social welfare and civic participation of black Americans" through her work in Brooklyn.

[2] Towards the end of 1903, Henry Allen was killed in a train accident,[2] and the widowed Minta spent time in Europe with her children, before moving to Brooklyn, New York in 1908.

[2] Time in France and Germany contributed to the children's early – and in many ways exceptional – education, with Catherine Allen noted for speaking both French and German.

[2] She was closely associated with, and active alongside, her friend and fellow suffragist Addie Waites Hunton, with whom she attended the national meeting of the NACW in 1912.

[2] In 1927, she served on the executive committee of the Women's International Circle of Peace and Foreign Relations,[6] which was largely responsible for organising the fourth Pan-African Congress, held in New York.