Wilhelmina Marguerita Crosson

Wilhelmina Crosson
Born
Wilhelmina Marguerita Crosson

April 26, 1900
DiedMay 28, 1991
Boston, U.S.
OccupationEducator
Known forPedagogy

Wilhelmina Marguerita Crosson (April 26, 1900 May 28, 1991) was an educator and school administrator known for her innovative teaching methods. One of the first African-American female schoolteachers in Boston, she developed the city's first remedial reading program in 1935, and was an early advocate of black history education.