Invitation to UDCNAS: The Legacy of Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister Film Screening and Discussion
Fri, Jul 17
|Museum of African American History
There will be a film screening of a documentary on the life of Dr. Jane McAllister (first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in Education in the United States) at the National Museum of African American History and Culture on Friday, July 17th at 1 PM. RSVP: https://tickets.si.edu/nmaahc/events/92b42d28-27
Time & Location
Jul 17, 2026, 1:00 PM
Museum of African American History, 1400 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20560
About the event
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My Mind to Me A Kingdom Is: The Legacy of Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister Film Screening and Discussion
There will be a film screening of a documentary on the life of Dr. Jane McAllister (first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in Education in the United States) at the National Museum of African American History and Culture on Friday, July 17th at 1 PM.
Bio: Dr. Jane McAllister McAllister began to teach in the summer of 1919 after receiving her A.B. degree from Talladega College. She taught at Emerson College in Mobile, Alabama and at Straight University in New Orleans. She spent 25 years at Miner Teachers College now called University of the District of Columbia in Washington, D.C., where she served as Professor of Education and Chairman of the Division. In 1940 and 1941, she also was a curriculum consultant for Jackson College. This appointment was at the request of then-President of the college,…