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Eva Roberta Coles Boone
Eva Roberta Coles Boone (1880 - 1902) was an African-American teacher and Baptist missionary from Charlottesville, Virginia, who served with her husband Clinton Caldwell Boone in what was then the Congo Free State, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo. Early life Eva Roberta Coles was born January 8, 1880, in Charlottesville, Virginia. Coles attended Hartshorn Memorial College, the first college in the world for women of color. She graduated in 1899. Career and family After graduation, Coles returned to Charlottesville to teach. In 1901, Coles married Clinton Caldwell Boone, who had attended seminary at Virginia Union University, located a block north of Hartshorn, and earned his divinity degree in 1900. The son of a minister, he was born and grew up in Hertford County, North Carolina. Boone and her husband received an appointment to the mission field, supported by the American Baptist Missionary Union and the Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention. They arrived at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Educator
A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. ''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. when showing a colleague how to perform a specific task). In some countries, teaching young people of school age may be carried out in an informal setting, such as within the family (homeschooling), rather than in a formal setting such as a school or college. Some other professions may involve a significant amount of teaching (e.g. youth worker, pastor). In most countries, ''formal'' teaching of students is usually carried out by paid professional teachers. This article focuses on those who are ''employed'', as their main role, to teach others in a ''formal'' education context, such as at a school or other place of ''initial'' formal education or training. Duties and functions A teacher's role may vary among cultures. Teachers may provide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
