Born in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 88
in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
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Biography
Jane (Harris) Hunter is Notable.
Jane (Harris) Hunter was awarded the Spingarn Medal for outstanding achievement by an African American.
Jane Edna Hunter was a social worker and lawyer who established the Working Girls Association in Cleveland, Ohio in 1911. This later became the Phillis Wheatley Association of Cleveland.[1]
Jane was born in 1882 to sharecropping parents in South Carolina.
In 1937 Hunter was awarded the NAACP's Spingarn Medal[9] for her outstanding achievements within the community.
She passed away in 1971.
Sources
- Wikidata: Item Q6152178
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