| LC control no. | n 96040165 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Matthews, Victoria Earle |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 18610527 |
| Death date | 19070310 |
| Place of birth | Fort Valley (Ga.) |
| Place of death | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |
| Affiliation | White Rose Mission and Industrial Association Woman's Loyal Union National Federation of Afro-American Women Women's National Press Association |
| Profession or occupation | Journalists Educators |
| Found in | Black-belt diamonds, c1990: t.p. (Victoria Earle Matthews) African American National Biography, accessed February 23, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Matthews, Victoria Earle; Victoria Earle; print journalist, clubwoman, social reformer, educator, women's rights advocate; born 27 May, 1861 in Fort Valley, Georgia, United States; attended Grammar School 48 in New York City; was news correspondent for New York Times, the New York Age, Brooklyn Eagle, Boston Advocate, Washington Bee, Richmond Planet; member, Women's National Press Association; organized Woman's Loyal Union; founder, National Federation of Afro-American Women (NFAAW) (1895), was appointed to editorial board and chair of executive committee of the NFAAW's official journal Woman's Era; established White Rose Mission as Christian nonsectarian Home for Colored Girls and Women (1897); established library of African American history books; established White Rose Travelers' Aid Society (1905); died 10 March, 1907 in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States) |
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