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Contribution #231 of 365
Minnie M. Geddings Cox
Insurance Executive and Mississippi Businesswoman
1900s–1920s
The contribution
How this work helped shape America
Born in Mississippi to parents who had both been enslaved, Minnie M. Geddings Cox built a career in public service, real-estate investment and business before becoming a leading figure in the Mississippi Life Insurance Company. Her work helped develop a Black-owned financial institution serving Black Americans who faced discrimination and limited access within the broader insurance market.