Josephine Turpin Washington was an African-American writer and teacher. A long-time educator and a frequent contributor, Washington devised articles to magazines and newspapers typically concerning some aspect of racism in America. Washington was a great-granddaughter of Mary Jefferson Turpin, a paternal aunt of Thomas Jefferson.
- Occupation
- writer, journalist, docent, author
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- July 31, 1861
- Died
- March 17, 1949
