Harriet Elizabeth Brown, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetHarriet Elizabeth Brown
American educator
Date of Birth: 10-Feb-1907
Date of Death: 01-Jan-2009
Profession: educator
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Harriet Elizabeth Brown
- Harriet Elizabeth Brown (February 10, 1907 — January 1, 2009) was a Calvert County school teacher who pushed for equal pay, regardless of race, in Maryland education.
- With the help of NAACP attorney Thurgood Marshall, Brown brought suit against the Calvert County Board of Education in 1937.
- At the time, teachers of color were paid significantly less than their white colleagues.
- Brown was paid almost 50% less than her white counterparts with similar credentials.
- Calvert County settled on December 27, 1937 and agreed to equalize pay.
- Two years later, the Maryland Teachers Pay Equalization Law was passed, the first Maryland state equalization law.
- Brown is honored in the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame.
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