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


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About Georgia Mabel DeBaptiste

  • 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.

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