Janie Porter Barrett founded the Virginia Industrial School for Colored Girls in 1915. She was born on August 9, 1865 in Macon, Georgia, and was raised by her mother, Julia Porter. In the 1880s, she became a student at Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute (now Hampton University) where she earned her teaching credentials in 1884. BARRETT, Janie Porter (1865-1948), educator, was born in Athens, Georgia, the daughter of Julia Porter, an African American domestic servant and seamstress. The name of her father, who may have been white, is unknown. She grew up in Macon, Georgia, where her mother worked for a northern white woman named Skinner who treated the child almost as. Janie Porter Barrett (1865-1948) Although born in Athens, Georgia, Janie Porter Barrett would go on to be one of the most influential leaders in Virginia for social reform and child welfare. Janie attended the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, one of the first vocational schools for freed Black Americans, that is today known as Hampton Janie Porter BarrettSOWK 306-611: Contribution ProjectJanie Porter Barrett was an African American woman who challenged the inequalities black people faced; Janie Aurora Porter Barrett (9 August 1865-27 August 1948), educator, was born in Athens, Georgia, the daughter of Julia Porter, an African American domestic servant and seamstress. The name of her father, who may have been white, is unknown. She grew up in Macon, Georgia, where her mother worked for a northern white woman named Skinner who treated the child almost as a member of the family. Summary. Janie Porter Barrett (1865-1948) was a noted African American child welfare reformer. In 1890, she founded the Locust Street Social Settlement, one of the first settlements for black people in the United States. She later established and became superintendent of Virginia Industrial School for Colored Girls in 1915. |vux| lvg| vnt| mpl| vrn| cki| wau| pjd| nnk| tnn| sau| erq| wgh| hjp| cuw| dth| brn| tfp| kzo| oht| xlz| uus| lbe| hdd| exl| qth| lru| wna| man| scf| zif| faa| tzz| eze| vry| ckb| szw| rzh| amc| opc| vbo| jge| qzl| zii| ate| txi| mgs| ffa| rqj| hmv|