Janie Porter Barrett Biography

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NAME: Janie Porter Barrett
OCCUPATION: Academic, Children's Activist
BIRTH DATE: August 09, 1865
DEATH DATE: August 27, 1948
EDUCATION: Hampton Institute
PLACE OF BIRTH: Athens, Georgia
PLACE OF DEATH: Hampton, Virginia
Maiden Name: Janie Porter

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Janie Porter Barrett was a social worker and reformer who established a school for previously incarcerated African-American girls.

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Janie Porter Barrett was born on August 9th, 1865 in Athens, Georgia. The daughter of a former slave, Barrett dedicated her life to social work for African-American causes. In 1915, she founded a school to rehabilitate previously incarcerated African-American girls (now known as the Barrett Learning Center). She also established the Virginia State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. Barret died in 1948.

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