Edna Meade Colson

Edna Meade Colson, American educator and activist (died 1985)

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Born: October 7, 1888
Died: January 17, 1985
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1888

About Edna Meade Colson

Edna Meade Colson was an American educator, known for her contributions to improving access to education to Virginian African Americans. Edna Meade Colson (October 7, 1888 – January 17, 1985) was an American educator, known for her contributions to improving access to education to Virginian African Americans. After overcoming her own obstacles to higher education, she became a champion of making graduate education available to African Americans.

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The world when Edna Meade Colson was born

Edna Meade Colson was born in 1888. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineGreat Blizzard of 1888 paralyzes US East Coast
Technology milestoneKodak box camera — "You press the button, we do the rest"
Defining fadKodak camera craze
World population~1.48B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
U.S. population57.6M

1888 versus 2026

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Measure	1888	2026
Population	57.6M	341 million

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