About Alberta Moore Smith
Lived 1875 – 1957 (aged 81–82). Alberta Moore Smith was an American writer and journalist.
Albreta Moore Smith (née Albreta Moore; c. 1875 – September 7, 1957) was an American writer, stenographer, and club woman. Smith founded the Colored Women's Business Club of Chicago, the first incorporated African American women's business club. She was also known as Albreta Moore–Smith, Alberta Moore Smith, She had also published work in Chicago newspapers. Smith served as an officer of the National Negro Business League, founded by Booker T. Washington. She was the president of the South End Children's Aid Society in Chicago; and also president of The Women's Service League.
In her later life, Smith worked as a probation officer, retiring in 1941.
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Who was Alberta Moore Smith?
American writer, clubwoman (c. 1875–1957)
When was Alberta Moore Smith born?
Alberta Moore Smith was born in 1875.
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Alberta Moore Smith died on 7 September 1957 in Chicago.
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Alberta Moore Smith was a writer and journalist.
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Alberta Moore Smith was American.
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