Georgia Mabel DeBaptiste, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georgia Mabel DeBaptiste

African-American journalist, teacher, social worker

Date of Birth: 24-Nov-1867

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 20-Apr-1951

Profession: teacher, journalist, social worker

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Georgia Mabel DeBaptiste (1867–1951) was an African-American journalist, teacher and social worker from Chicago.
After completing her education, she taught at various notable black schools before becoming the first woman of African descent to be employed at the Chicago Post Office.
With her first husband, she did missionary work in Liberia and taught at Liberia College.
After his death, she lived in New York and performed social works at a local settlement house before remarrying and moving to Virginia.
She taught briefly in Virginia and then returned to Chicago, where she remained for the rest of her life involved in professional community services.