Mary Ann Prout

Mary Ann Prout (February 14, 1800 or 1801 – 1884) was an African-American educator. Thought to be born in either South River or Baltimore, Maryland, Prout founded a day school in Baltimore in 1830, and taught there until its closure in 1867.[1] 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. Prout died in Baltimore around 1884.[2][3]

References
  1. Smith, Jessie Carney (1992). Notable Black American Women. Vol. 1. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Inc. pp. 897–898. ISBN 0810347490.
  2. 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.
  3. Crocombe, Jeff (March 15, 2013). "Prout, Mary Ann". African American Studies Center. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.35894.
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