Eva Roberta Coles Boone
Eva Roberta Coles Boone | |
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| Born | Eva Roberta Coles January 8, 1880 Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Died | December 8, 1902 (aged 22) Palaballa, Congo Free State |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, Missionary |
| Spouse |
Clinton Caldwell Boone
(m. 1901) |
Eva Roberta Coles Boone (1880 - 1902) was an African-American educator and missionary who served in the Congo.
Early life
Eva Roberta Coles was born January 8, 1880, in Charlottesville, Virginia.[1][2][3] Coles attended Hartshorn Memorial College, the first college in the world for women of color.[1][2][4] She graduated in 1899.[2][1]
Career and family
After graduation, Coles returned to Charlottesville to teach.[1][2] In 1901, Coles married Clinton Caldwell Boone,[1] who had attended seminary at Virginia Union University, located a block north of Hartshorn.[2] 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.[2][3] They arrived at the Palabala station in the Katanga province of the Congo on May 24, 1901.[5] At this time, it was unusual and controversial for people of color to be offered opportunities to serve in Africa.[6] In the Congo village of Palabala, she taught kindergarten,[7][3] administered medical treatment, and organized a sewing circle for the women of the village.[2][3] The organization of the sewing circle was difficult due to cultural taboos against women sewing, but she was able to draw about 40 participants.[3] The women of the village welcomed her presence, calling her "Mama Bunu".[2][1]
Coles died of a venomous bite December 8, 1902 in Palaballa, Congo Free State (now part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo).[7][2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Hylton, Raymond Pierre (2014). Virginia Union University. Arcadia Publishing. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Culpepper, Reginald. "Eva Roberta Coles-Boone". HBCU Connect. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d e edited by Larry G. Murphy, J. Gordon Melton, Gary L. Ward. Encyclopedia of African American Religions. Routledge. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
{{cite book}}:|last1=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Eva Boone, a dedicated teacher". African American Registry. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ edited by Vaughn J. Walston, Robert J. Stevens (2003). African-American Experience in World Mission: A Call Beyond Community, Volume 1. William Carey Library Publishers. p. 42. ISBN 978-0878086092.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Rogers, Jaye (2006). “Ye Are All One Missionaries in the Congo and the Dynamics o f Race and Gender, 1890-1925. Cincinnati, Ohio: Dissertation, Union Institute and University.
- ^ a b Perkins, Claude Grandford. "Virginia Union's First 150 Years: A bridge to intellectual freedom and equality". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 16 April 2018.