Enolia McMillan, the first female president of the NAACP, was born in 1904

October 20

On October 20, 1904, Enolia McMillan was born. 

Enolia McMillan was an influential educator and civil rights leader during the 1900’s. Early on in her life, McMillan developed a passion for education after she saw first hand the inadequacies in public education systems.

Her accomplishments include being the first female president of the NAACP and the first female chair of the Board of Regents at Morgan State University. She also served as President of the Maryland State Colored Teachers Association. 

Enolia McMillan died in 2006.

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Sources

​​Black history spotlight: Enoila McMilan, first woman named NAACP president. WEAA. (n.d.). https://www.weaa.org/show/two-way-talk/2022-02-03/black-history-spotlight-enoila-mcmilan-first-woman-named-naacp-president 

Remembering baltimore civil rights icon Enolia McMillan. Morgan State University – Maryland’s Preeminent Urban Public Research University. (n.d.). https://www.morgan.edu/news/remembering-baltimore-civil-rights-icon-enolia-mcmillan