Anna arnold hedgeman biography of abraham lincoln

American civil rights leader and politician

Anna Arnold Hedgeman (July 5, 1899 – January 17, 1990) was an African-Americancivil rights leader, politician, educator, and writer.

Anna Arnold Hedgeman was an educator, civil rights advocate, and writer.

Anna Arnold Hedgeman was a civil rights activist and an early leader in the National Organization for Women.

Anna Arnold Hedgeman was born on July 5, to Mary Ellen Parker and William James Arnold II in Marshalltown, Iowa.

Anna Arnold Hedgeman's career as an educator, civil rights advocate, and writer spanned over fifty years.

One of the most poignant recollections of Hedgeman's autobiography is from a moment during the march when she sat on the steps of the Lincoln.

Under President Harry Truman, Hedgeman served as executive director of the National Council for a Permanent Fair Employment Practices Commission, having worked on his presidential campaign.^[1] She was also appointed to the cabinet of New York City mayor Robert F.

Wagner, Jr., becoming the first African-American woman to hold a cabinet post in New York. Hedgeman was a major advocate for both minorities and the poor in New York City. She also served as a consultant for many companies and entities on racial issues, and late in her life founded Hedgeman Consultant Services.

She was among the organizers of the 1963 March on Washington. Throughout her many years involved in the civil rights movement, she befriended Dorothy Height.

Early life and family

Anna Arnold was born