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Geraldine Pindell Trotter (1872–1918) was an American civil rights activist and editor. Pindell Trotter was an integral fixture of Boston's African-American upper class at the turn of the 20th century.
Geraldine’s great-uncle, William Pindell, had been one of the leaders in the struggle against school segregation in antebellum Boston. Geraldine Pindell had known William Monroe Trotter, six months her senior, since childhood. Their engagement could hardly have been a surprise to their families or their friends.
- Julie Winch
- 1988
Geraldine Pindell Trotter. Julie Winch. University of Massachusetts Boston, julie.winch@umb.edu. Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umb.edu/trotter_review. Part of the African American Studies Commons, and the Women's History Commons. Recommended Citation.
- Julie Winch
- 1988
Nov 18, 2019 · In 1899, he married his childhood friend Geraldine Pindell and bought her a stately home in Dorchester, one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city. Then he did the most radical thing he could...
Geraldine Louise Pindell (or “Deenie” as she was known to those in her circle) was born on October 3, 1872, the daughter of lawyer Charles Edward Pindell and his wife, Mary Frances Pindell. Socially, the Pindells belonged to Boston’s black elite.
She raised money for St. Monica’s Home and advocated for Black troops during World War I. Geraldine Pindell Trotter died on October 8, 1918, due to influenza. Pindell Trotter was only forty-six at the time of her passing.
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Feb 18, 2024 · The following is from the entry on the trail for Geraldine Pindell Trotter, who lived at 97 Sawyer Ave. “Geraldine Trotter was a Boston-born civil rights activist in the early 20 th century who moved to Dorchester after her marriage in 1899.
