Born:Mary Church, September 23, 1863, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Died:July 24, 1954(1954-07-24) (aged 90), Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
Spouse:Robert Heberton Terrell (m. 1891; died 1925)
Children:5 (one adopted, three died in infancy) including Phyllis
Education:Oberlin College (BA, MA)
Parent(s):Robert Reed Church, Louisa Ayres
Known for:One of the first African-American women to earn a college degree, Founding member of National Association of Colored Women, Charter member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People