Mary Ann Prout (February 14, 1800 or 1801 – 1884) was an African-American educator and founder of the Black fraternal society, Independent Order of St. Luke. Prout died in Baltimore around 1884.[1][2]
Mary Ann Prout | |
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| Born | Mary Ann Prout February 14, 1800 or 1801 Maryland |
| Died | 1884 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Occupation(s) | founder, businesswoman, teacher. |
| Known for | Founder of the Black fraternal society, Independent Order of St. Luke |
Early life
editProut was thought to be born in either South River or Baltimore, Maryland in 1800 or 1801.[3] Prout was enslaved at birth and was later freed before the American Civil War.[4]
Career
editProut founded a day school in Baltimore in 1830, and taught there until its closure in 1867.[3] Prout was a member of the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. She was involved in other humanitarian ventures; a trusteeship of the Gregory Aged Women's Home, president of the local chapter of the National Reform Educational Association, and founded a secret order in 1867 that became the Independent Order of St. Luke, a Black aid organization.
The Independent Order of St. Luke
editThe Independent Order of St. Luke was founded in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1867 by Mary Ann Prout.[5] Originally a women's only aid society, it allowed men to join in the 1880s.[4]
References
edit- ^ Commire, Anne, ed. (2002). "Prout, Mary Ann (1801–1884)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Waterford, Connecticut: Yorkin Publications. ISBN 0-7876-4074-3.
- ^ Crocombe, Jeff (March 15, 2013). "Prout, Mary Ann". African American Studies Center. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.35894. ISBN 978-0-19-530173-1.
- ^ a b Smith, Jessie Carney (1992). Notable Black American Women. Vol. 1. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Inc. pp. 897–898. ISBN 0810347490.897-898&rft.pub=Gale Research Inc.&rft.date=1992&rft.isbn=0810347490&rft.aulast=Smith&rft.aufirst=Jessie Carney&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Mary Ann Prout" class="Z3988">
- ^ a b "Independent Order of St. Luke". www.searchablemuseum.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ Brown, Elsa Barkley (1989). "Womanist Consciousness: Maggie Lena Walker and the Independent Order of Saint Luke". Signs. 14 (3): 610–633. doi:10.1086/494526. hdl:1903/13701. ISSN 0097-9740. JSTOR 3174404.610-633&rft.date=1989&rft_id=info:hdl/1903/13701&rft.issn=0097-9740&rft_id=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3174404#id-name=JSTOR&rft_id=info:doi/10.1086/494526&rft.aulast=Brown&rft.aufirst=Elsa Barkley&rft_id=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3174404&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Mary Ann Prout" class="Z3988">
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