Ella Josephine Baker

African-American civil rights and human rights activist (1903–1986)
Person human Q468884
Ella Josephine Baker
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[22]
Date of birth
December 13, 1903
Date of death
December 13, 1986
Place of birth
Norfolk, Virginia
Place of death
Manhattan
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[30]
Birth name
Ella Josephine Baker[31]
Described by source
Notable Black American Women, African American Almanac, The Westminster Handbook to Women in American Religious History, The Legacy of Black Women in Librarianship: When They Dared to Be Powerful[26][27][28][29]
Family name
Baker[24]
Given name
Ella[25]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Human rights, WikiProject African diaspora, gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia, WikiProject New York Public Library[32][33][34][35]
Place of burial
Flushing Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ella J. Baker en Ella Josephine Baker en Ella Baker ar إيلا بيكر de Ella Baker es Ella Baker es Erin baker fa الا بیکر he אלה בייקר pl Ella Jo Baker ru Элла Бейкер sv Ella Baker uk Елла Бейкер zh 艾拉·贝克 zh-hant 艾拉·貝克 zh-hant 艾米利亞·博因頓·羅賓遜
🔖 Identifiers · 31
VIAF cluster ID
52524593
Library of Congress authority ID
n79029169
GND ID
120596261
American National Biography ID
1500989
CONOR.SI ID
245746787
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12044353
Collective Biographies of Women ID
15763
Comic Vine ID
4005-136650
Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present entry ID
0086
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Ella-Baker
FAST ID
32618
FemBio ID
1785
Find a Grave memorial ID
14992167
Freebase ID
/m/035933
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Ella_Baker
IdRef ID
074615327
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007457003105171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
190579455
OpenMLOL author ID
135210
Our Campaigns candidate ID
68063
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095441832
Quora topic ID
Ella-Baker
SNAC ARK ID
w61d2mcd, w6280zzb
WikiTree person ID
Baker-14926
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjxymdXfBKyCkJ9tMMwYP

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Award received 2
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Founded entities 2
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Summary

Ella Josephine Baker was born on December 13, 1903[1], in Norfolk, Virginia[2]. She died on December 13, 1986[3], in Manhattan[4]. She worked as a women's rights activist[5], civil rights advocate[6], public figure[7], activist[8], and politician[9].

FAQs

Where was Ella Josephine Baker born?

Ella Josephine Baker was born in Norfolk, Virginia[2].

Where did Ella Josephine Baker die?

Ella Josephine Baker died in Manhattan[4].

What did Ella Josephine Baker do for work?

Ella Josephine Baker worked as a women's rights activist[5], civil rights advocate[6], public figure[7], activist[8], and politician[9].

Where did Ella Josephine Baker go to school?

Ella Josephine Baker was educated at Shaw University[18].

What awards did Ella Josephine Baker receive?

Honors received include National Women's Hall of Fame[19] and Candace Award[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . African American Almanac. wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . African American Almanac. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . African American Almanac. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . African American Almanac. wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . womenofthehall.org. womenofthehall.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] ↑ . The Legacy of Black Women in Librarianship: When They Dared to Be Powerful. bcrw.barnard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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