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American educator and clubwoman (1852–1945) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ella D. Barrier (c. 1852 — February 9, 1945) was an African American educator and clubwoman. Her younger sister was Fannie Barrier Williams.
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| Born | c. 1852 Brockport, New York |
| Died | February 9, 1945 (aged 92–93) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Brockport Normal and Training School |
| Occupation | Educator |
Ella (or Ellen) D. Barrier was born in Brockport, New York, the daughter of Anthony J. Barrier, a barber, and Harriet A. Prince Barrier. Both parents were born in the northern United States.[1] Her younger sister was Fannie Barrier Williams. Ella graduated from the Brockport Normal and Training School in 1871, trained to be a school teacher.[2]
Ella Barrier was hired in 1875 to teach in the segregated schools of Washington, D.C. She stayed in Washington for more than forty years, working as a teacher, school principal, and clubwoman. Barrier helped develop the Washington branch of the YWCA. In 1891, she taught in Toronto, as part of a teacher exchange project.[3] In 1900 she and her sister traveled as African-American representatives at the Paris Exposition,[4] and to the First Pan-African Conference in London, in a delegation that included Anna Julia Cooper and W. E. B. DuBois.[5] She was active in the Colored Women's League in Washington.[6][7]
Ella D. Barrier and her sister lived together in Brockport in their last years.[8] Fannie died in 1944, and Ella died in 1945, aged 92 years.
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