National Training School for Women and Girls, Trad - View this location on map Founded by Nannie Helen Burroughs in 1909, the National Training School offered a unique combination of educational opportunities for African-American young women and girls. The school offered academic training equivalent to the upper grades of high school and community college, religious instruction, and training in domestic arts and vocations. It was the first American institution to offer all of these opportunities within a single school. 601 50th Street, NE, Washington , DC Historical

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