Janie Porter Barrett

Janie Porter Barrettadmin2024-08-08T09:55:09-04:00

Athens’ native opened the first U.S. settlement house for Black citizens

Janie Porter Barrett (1865 – 1948)

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McPherson, J. (2024, January 6). Janie Porter Barrett. Complex Cloth. https://complexcloth.org/janie-porter-barrett/

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