Ruth Logan Roberts
Ruth Logan Roberts | |
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Born | 1891 |
Died | 1968 (aged 76–77) |
Nationality | American |
Known for | suffragist, YWCA leader |
Spouse | Eugene Percy Roberts |
Ruth Logan Roberts (1891 – 1968) was a suffragist, activist, YWCA leader, and host of a salon in Harlem, New York City.
Early life
Ruth Logan Roberts was born in 1891 as the daughter of suffragist
Activism
Ruth Logan Roberts began her work as a
Roberts was a member of the boards of directors of national and local YWCA as well as board of the Katy Ferguson Home for Unmarried Mothers.[4] She also served on the New York State Board of Social Welfare.[5]
While at the YWCA, Roberts helped organize women in the sale of war bonds through the
She also served on the New York State Board of Social Welfare, a position that she was appointed to by Governor Thomas E. Dewey.[1] Her health education led her to serve on the boards of New York Tuberculosis and Health Association and the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses.[1]
Salon
Roberts hosted a regular salon at her home at 130 West 130th Street in Harlem, New York City, that brought together major figures active in Harlem at the time in politics, community service, and the arts.[4]
See also
- African-American woman suffrage movement
References
- ^ OCLC 906768602.
- OCLC 31755740.
- OCLC 869905495. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- ^ OCLC 878594217.
Ruth Logan Roberts.
- ^ ISBN 9780674007789.
ruth logan roberts ywca harlem.