About Anna Minerva Henderson
Lived 1887 – 1987 (aged 99–100). Anna Minerva Henderson was a Canadian poet, civil servant and educator.
Anna Minerva Henderson (August 8, 1887 – 1987 According to the New Brunswick Black History Society, during Canada's centennial in 1967 she published a "chaplet" containing 22 poems which is believed to be the first book to be published by a Black woman who was born in Canada.
Early life and career Anna Minerva Henderson was born on August 8, 1887, in Saint John, New Brunswick, to Henrietta Leek, a schoolteacher, Anna graduated from Saint John High School in 1905. She earned her teacher's certificate, but was barred from teaching in Halifax or Saint John on account of her race.
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Canadian poet
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Anna Minerva Henderson was born in 1887 in Saint John.
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Anna Minerva Henderson died in 1987 in Saint John.
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Anna Minerva Henderson was a poet, civil servant and educator.
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