Speeches and writings
Terrell was an avid writer and gifted public speaker. She was invited to speak at hundreds of events on diverse themes. Her drafts and the final, sometimes printed, copies of her lectures, reveal her bright mind at work and the depth of her ambition in expanding the freedom of women and African Americans. She attacked injustice from many perspectives: legal, moral, educational and more. Enjoy this rich trove of work from her college days at Oberlin and throughout her life.

Mary Church Terrell Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1866-1953; 1899, Aug. , "The Duty of the National Association of Colored Women to the Race"

Mary Church Terrell Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1866-1953; 1899, Sept. 2 , "The Second Convention of the National Association of Colored Women"

Mary Church Terrell Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1866-1953; 1899-1920 , "The Progress and Problems of Colored Women"

Mary Church Terrell Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1866-1953; 1899-1945 and undated, "The Progress and Problems of Colored Women"
![Mary Church Terrell Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1866-1953; [ circa 1900 , The Race Problem in the United States]](https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:mss:mss42549:mss42549-020:00722/full/pct:6.25/0/default.jpg#h=219&w=336)
Mary Church Terrell Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1866-1953; [ circa 1900 , The Race Problem in the United States]

Mary Church Terrell Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1866-1953; circa 1900 , Greetings from the National Association of Colored Women to the National Council of Women

Mary Church Terrell Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1866-1953; 1901, July , Third Address to the National Association of Colored Women
![Mary Church Terrell Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1866-1953; 1902, Apr. 29 , [Appeal for Animal Day]](https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:mss:mss42549:mss42549-020:00769/full/pct:6.25/0/default.jpg#h=214&w=321)