Who is Mary Church Terrell as noted in the nonfiction book, When and Where I Enter: The Impact of Black Women on Race and Sex in America?

Mary Church Terrell is a woman who is greatly moved by the lynching of Thomas Moss and his business partners. She is born to an influential father and is never quite happy in the role her father wants for her as a gentle lady of the house. Terrell is an activist who puts a great deal of time and energy into various projects. She has an interest in many aspects of equality but seems to do so with an eye toward reality. For example, it's Terrell who notes that every Black woman is judged based on the lowest of the race. Terrell comes to realize that Black women are overworked, typically holding a job outside the home, which makes it impossible for them to adequately oversee their own families. Realizing that children would suffer long-term effects from the situation, Terrell has the foresight to encourage establishing nurseries and kindergartens wherever the clubs can find the resources to do so. Terrell is among those who call for Congressional intervention into the wage issues facing the Black woman.