Maritcha Remond Lyons, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Maritcha Remond Lyons

American educator, civic leader, writer

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1848

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 28-Jan-1929

Profession: teacher, suffragist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Maritcha Remond Lyons (May 23, 1848 – January 28, 1929) was an American educator, civic leader, suffragist, and public speaker in New York City and Brooklyn, New York.
She taught in public schools in Brooklyn for 48 years, and was the second black woman to serve in their system as an assistant principal.
In 1892, Lyons cofounded the Women's Loyal Union of New York and Brooklyn, one of the first women's rights and racial justice organizations in the United States.
One of the accomplishments of the Women's Loyal Union was to help to fund the printing of an important antilynching pamphlet, "Southern Horrors: Lynch Laws in All Its Phases" by Ida B.
Wells.