[1][2] In the 1880s, she became a leader in the fight to allow African-American children in California to attend public school.

[3][2] She attended the Phoenixonian Institute in San Jose, California, led by Rev.

[2] In the 1880s, she became a leader in the fight to allow African-American children in California to attend public school.

[2] She also did voter registration of men in California who supported women's suffrage, doing this through the Political Equality Club of San Jose.

[4] She was president of the all-black Victoria Earle Matthews (Mothers) Club, which helped girls and women who had been sexually abused or threatened with such.