“Remembering Jacqueline Anne Rouse, 1950-2020: Scholarship, Educational Advocacy, and Mentoring as Audacious Leadership”

Abstract

“Remembering Jacqueline Anne Rouse, 1950-2020: Scholarship, Educational Advocacy, and Mentoring as Audacious Leadership” commemorates the life and work of a Black women's history trailblazer. The purpose of this article is to examine Rouse’s legacies of pioneering scholarship, educational advocacy, and strong mentorship. These elements arose from what the authors term “audacious” leadership. This model is based on historian Deborah Gray White's descriptions of vanguard Black women history makers of the past century.