Bertha Hirsch Baruch
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Bertha Hirsch Baruch was an American (California) writer and suffragette
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Bertha Hirsch Baruch was born in the Province of Posen
, Germany
. She came to New London, Connecticut
with her father in 1876. She wrote poetry in her teens and was encouraged by Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
in her literary efforts. Active in College Settlement and Univ. Ext. work, she attended Pennsylvania University and Yale
. She was on the editorial staff for the Los Angeles Times
. In 1906 she lived at 1168 W. 36th St., Los Angeles, California
.
Active in the women's suffrage
movement, Mrs. Baruch was the county president of the Los Angeles Suffrage Association in 1905 when two conventions were hosted:
In 1908 she was the treasurer of the Los Angeles Jewish Women’s Foreign Relief Association.
Suffragette
"Suffragette" is a term coined by the Daily Mail newspaper as a derogatory label for members of the late 19th and early 20th century movement for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, in particular members of the Women's Social and Political Union...
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Bertha Hirsch Baruch was born in the Province of Posen
Province of Posen
The Province of Posen was a province of Prussia from 1848–1918 and as such part of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918. The area was about 29,000 km2....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. She came to New London, Connecticut
New London, Connecticut
New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States.It is located at the mouth of the Thames River in New London County, southeastern Connecticut....
with her father in 1876. She wrote poetry in her teens and was encouraged by Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop was an American Roman Catholic religious sister and social worker.-Biography:Born in Lenox, Massachusetts, to Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia Peabody, she was educated in London, Paris, Rome and Florence. She married author George Parsons Lathrop in 1871; both...
in her literary efforts. Active in College Settlement and Univ. Ext. work, she attended Pennsylvania University and Yale
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
. She was on the editorial staff for the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
. In 1906 she lived at 1168 W. 36th St., Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
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Active in the women's suffrage
Suffrage
Suffrage, political franchise, or simply the franchise, distinct from mere voting rights, is the civil right to vote gained through the democratic process...
movement, Mrs. Baruch was the county president of the Los Angeles Suffrage Association in 1905 when two conventions were hosted:
- the Women’s Parliament, October 10–11, and
- the county convention of the Equal Suffrage League October 12.
In 1908 she was the treasurer of the Los Angeles Jewish Women’s Foreign Relief Association.