Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research and Education on Women

Founded in 1999 by Dr. Barbara A. Seals Nevergold and Dr. Peggy Brooks-Bertram, the Institute aims to collect, disseminate, and archive the histories of previously unheralded African Americans, as well as vulnerable documentation of African American local communities. 

The Institute’s Mission Statement:

To conduct research on the issues affecting women of color, to use this research to develop educational programs that will enhance the quality of life for women and their communities, to promote the collection and dissemination of the individual histories of women, women’s organizations and women’s collective history, and to teach and educate women on the use of technology to preserve and disseminate their histories.