Julia Caldwell Frazier
American educator
Julia Caldwell Frazier (October 10, 1863 – March 26, 1929) was an American educator. One of the first women to graduate from Howard University, she taught at the Dallas Colored High School (later relocated and renamed as Booker T. Washington High School) from 1892 to 1924, and was the school's interim principal for the 1919–1920 school year.
Early life and education
Julia L. Caldwell was born in Somerville, Alabama, the daughter of Joseph Caldwell and Matilda Caldwell, both of whom were born and raised in South Carolina. She was raised in Columbus, Georgia. According to the 1880 census, her family moved to Columbus, Georgia somewhere between 1870 and 1880. She was living at home with her three sisters and parents. At the time of her graduation from Howard University, she was the only woman in a class of six people. She graduated from Howard University in 1888, the third woman to earn a bachelor's degree at Howard, after Matilda Adams Nichols and Josephine Turpin. She pursued further studies throughout her life, at Tuskegee Institute, Clark University and Columbia University. She was awarded an honorary master's degree at Howard in 1925.
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