Louisa Matilda Jacobs
Introduction


**Louisa Matilda Jacobs** (October 19, 1833 – April 5, 1917\) was an [African\-American](/wiki/African-American "African-American") [abolitionist](/wiki/Abolitionism_in_the_United_States "Abolitionism in the United States") and civil rights activist and the daughter of famed escaped slave and author, [Harriet Jacobs](/wiki/Harriet_Jacobs "Harriet Jacobs"). Along with her activism, she also worked as a teacher in Freedmen's Schools in the South, and as a matron at [Howard University](/wiki/Howard_University "Howard University").


What was the impact of Louisa Matilda Jacobs' work on Howard University?