Jane Edna Hunter

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Jane Edna Hunter was an African American social worker, activist, and founder of the Phillis Wheatley Association, a key institution supporting Black women migrants in early 20th-century Cleveland.

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instanceOf civil rights activist
human
organizational founder
social worker
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1882-12-13
dateOfDeath 1971-01-13
educatedAt Cleveland Law School NERFINISHED
Nurses’ Training School at Cannon Street Hospital, Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Hunter NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork community organizing
race relations
social work
women’s rights
founded Phillis Wheatley Association NERFINISHED
genre autobiography
givenName Jane
hasHonor historical marker in Cleveland, Ohio
hasRole director of the Phillis Wheatley Association
executive secretary of the Phillis Wheatley Association
knownFor advocacy for African American women migrants
founding the Phillis Wheatley Association in Cleveland, Ohio
leadership in social welfare work in Cleveland
languageOfWorkOrName English
mainResidenceDuringCareer Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED
middleName Edna NERFINISHED
movement African American women’s club movement NERFINISHED
Progressive Era social reform
namedAfter Jane Edna Harris Hunter Foundation (posthumous honors) NERFINISHED
notableWork A Nickel and a Prayer NERFINISHED
occupation activist
administrator
author
social worker
placeOfBirth Pendleton, South Carolina NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED
religion Baptist
residence Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
timePeriod Jim Crow era United States NERFINISHED
early 20th century
workedOn housing and employment services for Black women migrants
programs for vocational training for African American women

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Hathaway Brown School hasAlumna Jane Edna Hunter