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Women of Achievement is a classic biography collection of great African American women that is dedicated to the memory of Joanna P. Moore, and to the wives and mothers and sisters, now happily numbered by the thousands, who are engaged in the work of the Fireside Schools. Contents:... Read Full Overview

"Women of Achievement" from Benjamin Griffith Brawley. Prominent African-American author and educator (1882-1939).

""Women of Achievement"" is a book written by Benjamin Brawley in 1919. The book is aimed at the Fireside Schools and is published under the auspices of the Woman's American Baptist Home Mission Society. The book is a collection of biographies of notable women who have made significant... Read Full Overview

The work of the Fireside Schools was begun in 1884 by Joanna P. Moore, who was born in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, September 26, 1832, and who died in Selma, Alabama, April 15, 1916. For fifty years Miss Moore was well known as an earnest worker for the betterment of the Negro... Read Full Overview

This volume, published in 1919 by the American Women's Baptist Home Mission Society, opens with an introduction spelling out the important work done by African American women. It speaks both to the "invisible work" of as mothers and wives, and the work done outside the homes... Read Full Overview

Women of Achievement is a book written by Benjamin Brawley in 1919. The book was written under the auspices of the Woman's American Baptist Home Mission Society and was intended to be used as a resource for the Fireside Schools. The Fireside Schools were a network of community-based... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview